About Optima:
Optima Medical is an Arizona-based medical group consisting of 29 locations and over 110+ medical providers, who care for more than 120,000 patients statewide. Our mission is to improve the quality of life throughout Arizona by helping communities “Live Better, Live Longer” through personalized healthcare, with a focus on preventing the nation’s top leading causes of death. We go beyond primary care with a full spectrum of services including cardiovascular health services, behavioral health, in-house lab testing, chronic disease management and other specialty health services. We aspire to aid the growth of our company by welcoming the most qualified and deserving candidates aboard.
Job Summary:
The Compliance Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring organization-wide compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining effective compliance programs, monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to mitigate risk, conducting on-site audits, and partnering with various departments under the guidance of the Compliance Officer.
In collaboration with the Compliance Committee, the Compliance Coordinator will address and resolve compliance concerns, implement preventive strategies, and promote a culture of integrity through a confidential reporting system that empowers employees to report misconduct without fear of retaliation. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail-oriented professional with strong administrative skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Utilize data analytics to monitor, assess, and identify compliance risks, trends, and areas for improvement.
- Investigate reports of potential non-compliance and provide comprehensive reports on findings with recommendations
- Submit reports, dashboards, and presentations using Microsoft Office and business intelligence tools to the Compliance Manager
- Communicate findings of audits to the Compliance Manager and Director of Data Analytics
- Keep up-to-date with applicable laws, regulatory requirements, and best practices
- Ensure proper control, retention, and archival of documentation
- Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of compliance policies and procedures.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation and records related to quality assurance and compliance activities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve compliance issues and streamline processes.
- Prepare summaries and trend reports for compliance meetings, regulatory agencies and leadership review.
- Serve as a liaison between the organization and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with applicable laws, standards, and guidelines.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of patient information in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
Qualifications:
- Highly motivated self-starter with ability to work autonomously with executives, managers, and individual contributors at all levels.
- Attention to detail and ability to identify potential compliance issues.
- Ability to independently manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and external partners
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Must have excellent problem solving, critical thinking, organizational, interpersonal, and motivational skills, and ability to multi-task.
- Ensure proper control, retention, and archival of documentation
- Familiarity with medical terminology and electronic health record (EHR) systems.
- Experience working in a fast-paced medical or healthcare setting.
- Prior exposure to compliance or quality assurance processes or related functions is preferred.
- Exceptional organizational and documentation abilities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Demonstrated ability to manage confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
Why join our team?
- Substantial growth opportunities
- Leadership and mentoring
- Fun work environment (lunches/events/holiday parties)
- Benefits (medical/vision/dental/401k/paid holidays)
- Supportive and positive work environment
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