Ethics and Compliance Director – 991846

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Job Title:
Ethics and Compliance Director –
991846

Location:
Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida

Work Type:
Full Time with Full
Benefits

Job Category:
Exempt

Hiring Range:
Commensurate with
experience

Pay Basis:

Annually

Subject to Grant
Funding?:
No

Essential Job Functions:
1. Provides regular updates and presentation materials to the
Executive Director and the VP for Compliance for inclusion in reports for university leadership, and the Audit and Compliance Committee of
the Board of Trustees.
2. Participates in creation, monitoring, updates, and tracking of compliance education and communications,
including promoting use of the Ethics and Compliance Reporting Hotline System, and the Employee Code of Ethical Conduct Training.
3.
Assists the Executive Director and the leadership of the designated high-risk compliance areas facilitate risk mitigation through process
improvement, and training and education.
4. Participates in relevant compliance and ethics organizations, including attending
conferences, and related activities.
5. Evaluates emerging compliance trends and makes recommendations to the Executive Director for
implementing best practices to support the continuous improvement within the scope of the University Compliance Program.
6. Assists the
Executive Director with addressing inquiries, hotline concerns, and other matters within the scope of the University Compliance Program
including maintaining compliance records of the Ethics and Compliance Reporting Hotline System.
7. Assists the Executive Director with
planning, developing, and implementing compliance training programs to NSU-HCC health care providers and staff to promote knowledge of the
Health Care Compliance Billing Department policies and procedures, and federal health care program coding and documentation requirements,
including but not limited to new employee orientation, annual specific NSU-HCC compliance training, and in-service training as needed.

8. Assists the Executive Director with an annual NSU-HCC educational workplan and updates to the Executive Director and the VP for
Compliance on educational initiatives.
9. Assists the Executive Director with supervising and coordinating training resources and
providing on-going end-user and new employee training for the NSU-HCC. This will include assessment of end-user training needs and
resources.
10. Assists the VP for Compliance with the day-to-day management of the University Compliance Program.
11. Coordinates
with the Executive Director and VP for Compliance and legal counsel, as applicable, regarding the proper reporting of identified
violations.
12. Keeps informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, and best practices, and assesses the potential impact of these
changes on organizational processes.
13. Completes special projects as assigned.
14. Performs other duties as assigned or
required.

Marginal Job Functions:

Required Knowledge, Skills, &
Abilities:
Knowledge:
1. Administration and Management – General knowledge of business and management principles involved in
strategic planning, resource allocation, budgeting, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and/or coordination of people and
resources.
2. English Language – General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and
spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
3. Law and Government – Working knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures,
precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
4. Education and Training –
Working knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the
measurement of training effects.
5. Public Safety and Security – Working knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and
strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and
institutions.
6. Customer and Personal Service – General knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal
services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
7. Knowledge and
understanding of university policies and procedures and the regulatory environment in which they operate.
8. Experience using and
applying process improvement best practices/techniques.

Skills:
1. Active Listening – Proficient skills in giving full attention
to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at
inappropriate times.
2. Complex Problem Solving – Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to
develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
3. Critical Thinking – Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify
the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
4. Speaking – Proficient skills in talking
to others to convey information effectively.
5. Judgment and Decision Making – Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and
benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
6. Reading Comprehension – Proficient understanding of written sentences and
paragraphs in work-related documents.
7. Social Perceptiveness – Proficient skills in being aware of others’ reactions and understanding
why they react as they do.
8. Systems Evaluation – Proficient skills in identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the
actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
9. Writing – Proficient skills in communicating
effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
10. Demonstrates professionalism, discretion, and judgment through
sound decision-making to obtain solutions through collaborative efforts with a wide variety of offices and departments throughout the
university.
11. Excellent project management skills; demonstrated ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines in a fast-paced
environment.
12. Experience with tools/systems that support major compliance areas such as: basic computer skills, including experience
with Microsoft Office Suite, case management systems and Excel.
13. Demonstrates success in training and educating a range of
stakeholders in a university and/or healthcare setting.

Abilities:
1. Problem Sensitivity – The ability to tell when something is
wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
2. Deductive Reasoning –
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
3. Inductive Reasoning – The ability to
combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated
events).
4. Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with integrity and discretion.

Physical Requirements:
1.
Near Vision – Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
2. Speech Recognition – Must be able to
identify and understand the speech of another person.
3. Speech Clarity – Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand
you.
4. Travel – Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
5. May be required to work nights or weekends.
6. May be
exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
7. May be required to
accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and computer
keyboards.

Job Requirements:

Required Certifications/Licensures:
Certified Professional
Coder (CPC/CPC-H)

• OR–

Coding Specialist (CCS)

• OR–

Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based
(CCS-P)

Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Major (if
required):

Required Experience:
1. Five (5) or more years of compliance coding and documentation
education and presentation.
2. Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:
1. Certification in Health Care Compliance (CHC).
2. Compliance, coding
and documentation and compliance educator experience at an academic medical center/university.
3. Proficient with on-line learning
platforms (e.g., Canvas)
4. Proficient in converting PowerPoint Presentations to SCROM courses.
5. Certified Dental
Coder.

Is this a safety sensitive position?
No

Background Screening
Required?
No

Pre-Employment Conditions:

To ensure a safe learning environment for students and
staff, as a condition of employment the selected candidate will need to provide proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination prior to
commencement of employment or an approved exemption and reasonable accommodation.

Sensitivity Disclaimer:
Nova
Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to
applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.