Sr. HIPAA Privacy Expert
- Documents, tracks, and investigates complaints and incidents; prepares reports, findings and recommendations
- Monitors and audits compliance with the organization’s policies and procedures, contractual obligations, individual privacy rights, and federal and state privacy and security regulations
- Develops, manages and implements privacy plans for specific risks identified due to operational or regulatory changes
- Creates and delivers security and privacy awareness and compliance training to all employees, applicable contractors, and other parties, including new hire HIPAA orientation for new employees
- Responsible for Privacy’s role in our organizations’ process for controlling employee access to information systems containing protected health information
- Managing our vendor management program, privacy breach scenarios, HIPAA webpages on our internal website,
- Reviews Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), oversees maintenance of BAAs, educates employees on when they are needed and fields questions
- Advises the Privacy Officer in ensuring proper reporting of violations or potential violations to oversight agencies, as well as providing the PO advice, opinions, recommendations and/or ideas
- Advises workforce members regarding appropriate use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI); ensures consistent application and training of policies and documentation
- Partners with organizational stakeholders and senior management to ensure consistent application of privacy laws and regulations and to resolve common privacy issues
- Conducts research and maintains current knowledge of privacy regulations, including contractual and operational issues involving HIPAA and other regulations and laws affecting a national healthcare company, and assisting businesses and regions to adapt business practices when necessary to ensure compliance
- Provides reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep the Sr. Legal Counsel & HIPAA Privacy Officer apprised of the operation and progress of compliance efforts
- Exemplifies the Fund's values in leading and fostering a respectful, trusting, and engaged culture of inclusion and engagement
- 5 ~ 7 years of direct experience
- Working knowledge and experience researching, analyzing, and interpreting laws and regulations
- Direct knowledge and experience with HIPAA and state privacy laws
- Experience in working in a matrix organization across multiple geographic areas
- Experience reviewing and negotiating HIPAA-related contracts, including business associate agreements, data use agreements, data processing agreements and confidentiality agreements
- Experience conducting privacy impact assessments and privacy risk assessments
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required
- Working knowledge and experience in welfare benefit plans and ERISA (preferred)
- Privacy related certification (preferred)
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