Agency Compliance Officer

The Opportunity: The Agency Compliance Offer plans, organizes and directs activities of a comprehensive compliance and privacy function within the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA or Agency); provides agency-wide functional oversight of regulatory compliance, privacy protection, and continuing quality improvement activities across all federally and state-funded Agency divisions and its contracted providers; ensures compliance with all applicable laws, policies, contractual requirements and ethical standards; serves as a primary advisor to the Agency executive leadership team on compliance and privacy matters; and performs related duties as assigned. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to: Develop, implement, and evaluate policies, procedures, monitoring systems, internal controls and corrective action plans to ensure adherence to complex federal and state program requirements, including but not limited to HIPAA, Medi-Cal, Medicare and Medicaid regulations, Title VI, Title IX, Title 42, the Welfare and Institutions Code and other applicable laws and contractual requirements. Coordinate Agency communications and interactions with federal and state regulatory agencies on compliance and privacy matters, including responding to inquiries, preparing documentation, and supporting external audit activities. Lead, coordinate, and facilitate the Agency’s Compliance Committee and related compliance, privacy, and process improvement initiatives; provide guidance to division leadership regarding regulatory expectations and best practices. Conduct and oversee compliance and privacy audits, monitoring activities, investigations, and risk assessments; identify findings and coordinate the development, implementation, and follow-up of correcting action plans. Receive and respond to reports of potential compliance or privacy incidents/ ensure appropriate documentation, investigation, follow-up, and required state or federal reporting. Review and recommend compliance and privacy components of Business Associate Agreements and provider monitoring processes to ensure alignment with applicable regulatory requirements, in coordination with County Counsel and program divisions. Provide guidance and coordination to compliance or quality assurance staff assigned within Agency divisions to ensure consistent application of regulatory standards and monitoring procedures. For a full description of duties and responsibilities, please review the job description.

Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate is an experienced Health and Human Services professional who understands the unique demands of a small-county, integrated agency, where compliance, privacy, quality improvement, and program operations intersect across multiple state and federally funded programs. They bring strong regulatory expertise while also possessing the political and organizational acumen to navigate complex issues, competing priorities, and relationships with County leadership, departments, governing bodies, regulators, providers, and community partners. The successful candidate is a collaborative and pragmatic leader who builds trust across programs, translates complex requirements into workable solutions, and balances regulatory integrity with the operational realities of delivering services in a resource-conscious public-sector environment. They exercise sound judgment, diplomacy, independence, and credibility while working closely with executive leadership and partners to strengthen compliance, reduce organizational risk, and advance the Agency’s broader mission. Human Resources will assess your application to determine if you are minimally qualified using the following recommendations. Where college degrees and/or college course credits are required, degrees and college units must be obtained from an accredited college or university. Courses from non-accredited institutions will not be evaluated for this requirement.

Education and Experience: A combination of the required experience, education, and training that would provide the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying; however, education may not solely substitute for the required experience. Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business or public administration, law, health administration, social or behavioral sciences, public health or a closely related field. A master’s degree in a related field is highly desirable. Six (6) years of increasingly responsible professional Health or Human Services programmatic experience performing regulatory compliance, privacy, auditing, and program integrity which has included interpreting regulations, conducting complex analyses, developing and implementing program policies and corrective actions. At least two (2) years must be in a public-sector Health and Human Services entity, and at least three (3) in a supervisory or management capacity.

Licenses and Certifications: Possession of and ability to maintain a Healthcare Compliance Certification issued by the Compliance Certification Board (CCB), within twelve (12) months of appointment. Possession of and ability to maintain, a valid California or Nevada driver’s license and satisfactory driving record by time of appointment. Certifications in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS), Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI), or an active membership in the California State Bar is highly desirable. We are currently recruiting for the following: One (1) full-time vacancy in the Health and Human Services Agency, located in Placerville, CA.The County of El Dorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Many job classifications require a pre-employment medical screening. Depending on the job classification, medical screening may include testing for drugs; a positive test may result in revocation of an employment offer. As required by Internal Revenue Service Publication 1075, individuals in positions that have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI), will be subject to a background investigation and a criminal history check. In addition, individuals hired into positions that have access to FTI will be re-investigated at least once every five (5) years. Employees that are buying a home in El Dorado County may qualify for down payment assistance.