Legal and Compliance Project Manager
VitalCaring Group
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Dallas • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Provide support to the General Counsel and other Home Office stakeholders, as well as all Regional leaders and branch offices, on a variety of legal, compliance, licensure, operational and administrative matters.
- Support the Contracts Manager and Legal Assistance with overflow work for routine branch-facility contracts as well as medical records requests.
- Assist with corporate governance matters, manage corporate records, and prepare board materials, as requested.
- Submission of employee, vendor and physician information for monthly screening against federal and state sanction lists. This includes providing any follow-up information when requested in order to rule out flagged individual or organization and reporting results timely to the VP of Compliance.
- Assist with routine and time-sensitive ad hoc projects.
- Maintain updated and organized files and trackers with consistent naming conventions.
- Provide general administrative support to the Legal and Compliance departments as needed.
- Help ensure the organization complies with all relevant federal and state statutes and regulations, working closely with the Compliance team.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Demonstrates current working knowledge of healthcare operations, federal and state regulations, HIPAA, OSHA, and CMS guidelines for health care providers, with a preference for such experience in the Home Health and Hospice space.
- Paralegal certificate or degree in Paralegal Studies, Healthcare or Business Administration, Compliance, Management or a related field strongly preferred.
- Excellent attention to detail, analytical, and organization skills.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Paralegal or compliance support personnel in the healthcare industry, with a preference for Home Health and Hospice specific experience.
- Current driver’s license in state of residence, reliable transportation, and current auto liability insurance.
- Strong knowledge of legal and healthcare terminology is required.
- Proficiency in research and document drafting.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook).
- Ability to handle multiple tasks with competing priorities.
- Ability to travel to Home Office or branch locations upon occasional request.
- Commitment to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive patient and company information.
- Self-starter and ability to work independently and produce a consistent quality work product, with little supervision.
- Collaborative and team player mindset.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Pharmacy Benefits
- Virtual & Mental Health Support
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Supplemental Health & Life Insurance
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Employee Referral Program
- Prepaid Legal Plans
- Identity Theft Protection
- Paid Time Off
- Pet Insurance
- Tuition & Continuing Education Reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
paralegal certificatedocument draftingresearchcompliance supportcorporate governancecontract managementhealthcare operationsHIPAAOSHACMS guidelines
Soft Skills
attention to detailanalytical skillsorganizational skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationability to handle multiple tasksself-starterindependent workcollaborative mindsetcommitment to confidentiality
Certifications
paralegal certificatedegree in Paralegal Studiesdegree in Healthcaredegree in Business Administrationdegree in Compliancedegree in Management