CONTRACT & COMPLIANCE MGR - Non Profit Agency (Van Nuys)

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NORTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER (NLACRC) is a private, non-profit social service agency with offices in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, and Antelope Valleys. NLACRC has supported persons of all ages with developmental disabilities - autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, intellectual disabilities - for close to 40 years. Our focus is on understanding and meeting our clients' needs, while helping them make independent choices.

We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits, including membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).

We have an opening available at our Van Nuys office for CONTRACT & COMPLIANCE MANAGER. This is an excellent career opportunity for an experienced manager who wants to work in a growing organization and who has the creative problem-solving skills to provide collaborative assistance.

CONTRACT & COMPLIANCE MANAGER
This exempt position administers agency contracts, monitors agency's compliance with regulations, HIPAA complaints and manages Whistleblower complaints. Receives general supervision from the Community Services Director (CSD). Also receives direction from or will coordinate with other members of the M4 Executive Team, which includes the Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer, Human Resources Director, and Deputy Director/Program Services Director.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
Contract Administration:
1. Provides recommendations to the CSD or M4 of new or revised contract language for the Center's contracts with service providers, individuals, and entities.
2. Upon direction from the CFO, may interface with outside legal counsel on the development of contractual language for the Center's contracts with service providers, individuals, and entities.
3. Under the general direction of the CSD, administers various contracts for the agency.
4. Identifies current contractual language needing updates to remain current with regulations and statutes.
5. Executes outcomes from contract negotiations into contractual language.
6. Provides recommendations to the CSD and M4 management team on pending contract negotiations.
7. Develops and maintains a tracking system for contract versions.
8. Ensures that all departments are utilizing the most current version of contracts.

HIPAA Compliance:
1. Monitors contractual, regulatory and statutory requirements under the HIPAA laws, NLACRC's contract with Department of Developmental Services' ("DDS"), Welfare & Institutions Code, or California Code of Regulations, Title17, and applies the requirements to contracts in accordance with the Center's mission, vision and values.
2. Manages all aspects of privacy breaches in accordance with HIPAA laws and works with outside counsel as required.
3. Reports HIPAA breaches to the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) within the required time frames established by the Center's contract with DDS.
4. Tracks, investigates, and recommends / implements solutions to all privacy breaches.
5. Under the direction of the CSD and in coordination with the CFO and HIPAA Compliance Officer, creates HIPAA privacy and security processes and procedures for recommendation to the M-4 management team.
6. Establishes and administers a process for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating, and taking action on all privacy breaches.

Whistleblower Complaint Administration:
1. Under the general direction of the CSD, and in coordination with the Human Resources Director, manages the receipt, investigation, tracking and solution process for Whistleblower complaints involving service providers in accordance with the Center's policies and procedures, DDS's policies and procedures, regulations, and statutes.
2. Establishes and administers a process for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating, and taking action on all whistleblower complaints involving service providers.
3. Gathers facts and interviews witnesses related to investigations of whistleblower complaints involving service providers. Once the investigation is complete, under direction of the CSD, makes recommended solutions for consideration of the M-4 management team.

Vendorization Compliance, Investigation and Administration:
1. Monitors contractual, regulatory and statutory requirements under NLACRC's contract with Department of Developmental Services' ("DDS"), Welfare & Institutions Code, and California Code of Regulations, Title17, to ensure service provider compliance with vendorization.
2. Under the general direction of the CSD, and in coordination with the Community Services Supervisors, manages the receipt, investigation, tracking and solution process for complaints involving service providers that may be out of compliance with their vendorization in accordance with the Center's policies and procedures, DDS's policies and procedures, regulations, and statutes.
3. Establishes and administers a process for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating, and taking action on all complaints involving service provider vendorization compliance.
4. Gathers facts and interviews witnesses related to investigations of vendorization compliance involving service providers. Once the investigation is complete, under direction of the CSD, makes recommended solutions for consideration of the M-4 management team.

General Duties:
1. Participates on Risk Assessment Committee
2. Conducts investigations
3. Develops, maintains and delivers reports as directed by the CSD.
4. Keeps current with changes in regulations, statute, or contract language affecting the Center's operations and implements and communicates revised policies and procedures accordingly.
5. Prepares periodic board reports on service provider HIPAA privacy breaches and Whistleblower complaints.
6. Prepares Board Contract Resolutions, as required, and tracks all contracts presented to the Board of Trustees for approval
7. Drafts communications to internal and external audiences related to contracts, HIPAA breaches, Whistleblower complaints, and service provider vendorization compliance.

Requires expert knowledge of compliance procedures, knowledge of HIPAA regulations required. Experience administering and maintaining contracts. Experience handling complaints and investigations. Excellent critical thinking skills. Excellent verbal and written communications. Intermediate proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite of products. Excellent follow through, attention to detail and good customer service skills. Familiarity with the use of legalese. The ability to remain objective while conducting investigations.

Bachelor's Degree required in relevant field, Master's Degree Preferred with five to seven years of increasing responsibility in a legal, regulatory or broad-based corporate compliance field. Local travel required. Reliable transportation and valid CDL (or substitute) required.

Online Application Process
You must complete an online application. Your application will be retained for consideration for open positions. A Human Resources Representative will contact you if we are able to offer you an interview.

Click here to apply for Compliance Manager:
https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=6584131

HUMAN RESOURCES
NLACRC
15400 Sherman Way, Suite 170
Van Nuys, CA 91406
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Hiring Organization: NLACRC Hiring Organization: NLACRC sherman way at sepulveda (google map) (yahoo map)

Location: Van NuysCompensation: Competitive Wages and excellent benefitsThis is at a non-profit organization.OK to highlight this job opening for persons with disabilitiesPrincipals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.do NOT contact us with unsolicited services or offerspost id: 4258089057

posted: 2013-12-24 4:23pm

updated: 2013-12-24 4:23pm

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