Job Description
Responsibilities (This role has a hybrid schedule with 3 days in office and 2 days flex-remote) Join a dynamic organization driven by our passion for healthcare. UHS is seeking talented individuals who are eager to contribute their expertise and pursue rewarding careers. As a leader in acute care and behavioral health, UHS provides high-quality care to over 3 million patients annually, across our national network of facilities. The UHS Corporate Compliance Department is hiring a Program Director - Regional Compliance Officer to provide ethics, healthcare, and regulatory support for UHS and its subsidiary healthcare operations for an assigned regional area comprised of numerous acute care hospitals and behavioral health facilities. This role will aslo respond to issues involving healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse laws; general billing, coding and reimbursement; physician compensation compliance; conflicts of interest; quality and patient care matters.
Key Responsibilities include:
Supports Facility Compliance Officers (FCOs) in their individual roles to conduct investigations and implement appropriate corrective actions. Serves as a trusted coach, counselor and resource for ongoing compliance questions or concerns. Serves as the point person for all compliance matters in assigned region Conduct compliance auditing and monitoring activities in assigned region. Collect data supporting these activities, reports findings to key leaders, follows up on corrective action to ensure improvements are made Create, deploy, and coordinate compliance education and training activities across assigned region including revisions concerning government announcements, changes in healthcare regulation, and changes to compliance processes in assigned region Perform other duties as assigned/required. May participate in compliance activities outside of assigned region, as necessary, to support the overall UHS Compliance Program Qualifications Master's degree preferred with 8-10 years' experience in a role supporting healthcare regulatory compliance. Strong understanding of healthcare regulatory compliance generally and including but not limited to fraud waste and abuse laws, general knowledge of billing and coding requirements and physician compensation issues, conflicts of interest and general healthcare compliance matters Self-motivated, organized and able to function successfully in fast-paced, high volume work environment in publicly traded, Fortune 300 healthcare company. Candidate shall possess appropriate professional demeanor and be comfortable communicating regularly with C-suite level healthcare executives Proficient with Word, Excel and Outlook. Role will require extensive use of SharePoint audit and monitoring platform and compliance databases Travel required up to 5% if necessary This opportunity provides a rewarding career, challenging and rewarding work environment as well as growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries, including competitive compensation, excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan, and 401k with company match. One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:
UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. Notice At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449
