Location: San Rafael, CA
Company: County Of Marin
OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES : At Health & Human Services, we serve our community through the values of support, unity, trust and excellence with one common goal: to promote and protect the health, well-being, safety and self-sufficiency of all in Marin. Join our team of bright, committed, and energetic people who also want to make an impact through public service.
ABOUT THE POSITION The County of Marin's Compliance and Privacy Officer (CPO) reports to the Chief Assistant Director of the Health and Human Services Department (HHS). The CPO leads a County-wide compliance and privacy program that follows the County's mission and vision and all relevant regulations and requirements. The CPO
is the County's HIPAA Privacy Officer, as required by law. The CPO's main duties are developing and managing the compliance and audit plans, risk backssments and remediation plans, investigations and resolutions, and compliance and privacy related policies, procedures, education, and training.
The CPO also reviews County contracts for compliance issues and prepares reports and corrective action plans for various stakeholders. The CPO works with HHS leadership, staff, and other County departments to ensure access control, secure data sharing, disaster recovery, business continuity, incident response, and risk management for both HIPAA covered and non-covered entities. The Compliance and
Privacy Officer takes an active role in performance management, coaching and staff/team development.
There is currently one full-time (1.0 FTE) Compliance and Privacy Officer position available. ABOUT YOU Our Highly Qualified Candidate: The ideal candidate has compliance and privacy experience in public sector health care, integrated behavioral health, and human services organizations. They can work with stakeholders to design and implement a robust compliance and privacy program that enables data sharing for better service delivery. This role requires strong leadership, supervision, organization, communication, and relationship-building skills. The ideal candidate can communicate complex technical information to different audiences.
They can handle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines. The ideal candidate must have a deep knowledge of Federal, State, and County compliance and privacy regulations. They have experience training staff and developing organizational capacity to achieve compliance objectives. They have excellent critical thinking skills and sound judgment. They can exercise discretion for sensitive matters and maintain the highest ethical standards. We recognize your time is valuable, so please note that you must have at least the following required Minimum Qualifications in order to be considered for this position: Any combination of education, training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
A typical way to qualify is, graduation from a university or college with a Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, statistics, economics, business/public administration, or a related field, and four years of progressively responsible experience in administrative, professional, investigative, technical, or other responsible work directly related to the safeguarding, maintenance and processing of private and confidential health and/or social services information.
A Master's degree in public health, social work, business/public administration, or a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Certificates and Licenses Possession of a Healthcare Compliance Certificate issued by the Healthcare Compliance Certification Board within six (6) months of hire date. Failure to obtain and maintain certification within the specified timelines, and/or loss of Board registration at any time, will result in termination of employment. Possession of one or more of the following certifications is highly desirable: Healthcare Privacy Compliance (HCCA), Healthcare Privacy & Security (AHIMA), HIPAA Compliance Officer, Certified (AIHC), or Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (SCCE).
For more detailed information about this classification, including the minimum qualifications, please click here: Compliance and Privacy Officer ABOUT THE PROCESS All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your account to view these emails.
TESTING AND ELIGIBLE LIST : Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online backssment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list. The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS : Candidates selected are subject to fingerprinting by the Sheriff's Department and must pass a Department of Justice Live Scan background check prior to appointment.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS : All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency. PDN-9ad3c866-fa64-4d54-b3a8-b1ecb7b574ce
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