PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Associate Regional Compliance Officer (ARCO), Thomas Jefferson University ndash; Center City, will be responsible for assisting the Regional Compliance Officer (RCO) in the oversight of all activities, functions, and initiatives related to the development, implementation, oversight, and maintenance of the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program, which, in addition to fraud, waste and abuse compliance activities, includes: confidentiality, and other corporate-wide information governance initiatives; (ii) general regulatory compliance activities; and (iii) enterprise-wide risk assessment, auditing, monitoring, and training activities designed to manage, eliminate, or reduce risks.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assists the RCO in the development, implementation, oversight, documentation, and maintenance of the enterprise compliance program.
• Provides guidance to Compliance Stakeholders and serving as an escalation point regarding the enterprise compliance program.
• Assists the RCO in ensuring that appropriate policies, procedures and processes govern enterprise compliance program activities.
• Assist with the compliance risk assessment, identification, and prioritization process and directing the compliance-related risk assessment activities necessary to create the enterpriseannual Compliance Work Plan.
• Assist with updating the enterprise Corporate Compliance Plan and Manual, at least annually.
• Assist with overseeing and evaluates compliance-related enterprise risks and serves as resource to RCO during risk assessments and compliance-related investigations.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES needed in addition to Essential Functions:

• Assist with effectively managing subordinate staff and appropriately delegating assignments.
• Leading internal investigations and preparing corresponding reports.
• Performing other compliance related activities as deemed necessary by the CCO.
• Assist with overseeing the Jefferson Alertline and reporting trends and issues to the CCO.
• Preparing summary reports concerning all strategic initiatives, audits, and investigations.
• Scheduling and leading monthly meetings with Senior Compliance staff and subordinate staff members as needed.
• Assists the CCO in ensuring that Jefferson Health#39;s Compliance Program fully meets the standards for effective health care compliance programs as established by federal regulators

POSITIONS, SUPERVISED OR DIRECTED (TITLES AND APPROXIMATE NUMBERS):

Enterprise Compliance Directors and Staff

SVPs and VPs Clinical Operations, CEO Jeffer Care, DVACO

Bachelorrsquo;s degree in Health Care Planning, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field required. JD or Masterrsquo;s degree preferred.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.