VP Compliance

At Lifepoint Health, we provide quality healthcare to rural communities. As a valued member of our team, you will be an integral part of a group working together to elevate Lifepoint’s healthcare delivery network. Our network includes 60+ community hospitals, 60+ rehabilitation/behavioral health hospitals, and 250 additional sites of care across the United States. As an organization, we are dedicated to serving communities nationwide by providing exceptional care. We believe in the power of our talented teams and strive to create environments where employees find purpose and fulfillment.

What you’ll do:

Reports directly to the Chief Compliance Officer; VP-level position. A primary responsibility of this position is to serve as the organization’s behavioral health compliance expert, leading and facilitating efforts related to development and implementation continuous maturation of the compliance program in behavioral health environments, facilities, and services. Additional responsibilities of this role include development of an enterprise-wide integration plan that connects key monitoring, auditing, investigation, and effectiveness analyses with operational collaborators to drive strategy and support in the field, initially focused on integration plans for behavioral health; alignment and deployment of policies, education, and regulatory recommendations enterprise-wide, initially prioritizing behavioral health focused work plans and corrective action plans; development and maintenance of key programmatic components, including the annual Compliance Risk Assessment, Work Plan, and Annual Report; establishment of partnerships and clarity around joint venture agreements and related compliance program scope and support.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the organization’s subject matter expert in behavioral health compliance.
• Lead the development and implementation of the compliance program in behavioral health environments, facilities, and services.
• Collaborate with the Chief Compliance Officer to ensure alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
• Provide hands-on guidance and support to operational teams to ensure compliance objectives are met at the facility and service levels.
• Communicate compliance strategies effectively to key stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Develop and oversee an integration plan connecting compliance monitoring, auditing, investigations, and effectiveness analyses with operational collaborators.
• Focus effort on behavioral health integration plans to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy and field support.
• Establish and maintain partnerships to ensure clarity and alignment in joint venture agreements.
• Define the compliance program’s scope and support for joint venture agreements.
• Develop and implement tools and methodologies to monitor the effectiveness of compliance programs, particularly in behavioral health.
• Use insights from evaluations to refine and improve compliance strategies and initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion regarding all work matters, and fully comply with all legal and ethical obligations, the Company Code of Conduct, and the Code of Ethics for Healthcare Professionals adopted by the Health Care Compliance Association.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you’ll need:

Education: Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.

Experience: 10+ year of experience, with a proven track record in a senior compliance role within the healthcare industry, preferably at the VP or Director level.

• Extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance challenges specific to behavioral health environments, facilities, and services.
• Exhibit a thorough understanding of the dynamic healthcare regulatory and compliance environment and demonstrate an ability to analyze complex healthcare compliance requirements.

Certifications: Certification in healthcare compliance, e.g., CHC®.

Why choose us:

As a team member of the Health Support Center, our goal is to support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. Our focus is to attract, retain, and empower a diverse and determined workforce. Our mission statement is at the heart of who we are and what we do: “Making Communities Healthier.” In this shared mission, we believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Benefits: We offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k, flexible PTO, generous Employee illness benefit (EIB), medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy, healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran