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Compliance Manager

Location: HMH Annex - 1130 Earle St. Houston, Texas 77030
Job Ref:
72922
Talent Area:
Leadership Management
Job Shift:
1st - Day
Job Type:
Full-Time
Posted Date:
July 8, 2025

At Houston Methodist, the Compliance Manager position is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive strategies and tactics that support the Houston Methodist Business Practices Program and its government mandated compliance program elements. As the strategic lead, this position plans, directs, and/or coordinates inter-related projects to ensure that the goals and objectives of the program are met. The Compliance Manager position will work closely with others to coordinate and manage program resources, providing guidance, expert advice, and strategies that fit within the overall program strategy and goals. This position acts as a liaison between the Business Practices Office and Houston Methodist entities system-wide.

Requirements:

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Manages relationships within the department and across the Houston Methodist system to ensure customer requirements are known and met, and to ensure smooth implementation of program objectives.
  • Effectively communicates program information and progress to stakeholders; manages all communication channels with other departments and groups.
  • Maintains high visibility of program and interactions with the appropriate executives and stakeholders.
  • May supervise law student interns.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Designs, develops, and implements the program elements. Provides consultative services as needed to drive the program to successful outcomes. Leads system-wide development, promotion and maintenance of assigned components of the Business Practices Program.
  • Designs, delivers and assesses educational materials for use in training modalities. Provides detailed analysis and reporting as necessary to senior management. Develops materials & presentations for various stakeholders.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Validates program and project prioritization with senior management.
  • Ensures adherence to standards and compliance with regulations. Identifies the need for and leads efforts to write policies, protocols and procedures to address system-wide business practices issues including drafting and working with others to adopt. Manages system-wide special projects that require research, data collection, analysis of processes and evaluation of applicable regulations and guidelines.
  • Initiates quality improvement activities, including the use of benchmarking and sharing of best practices.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Accountable for adhering to approved budget and program/project timeframes.
  • Ensures progress against annual goals for the program and program objectives.
  • Approaches projects and assignments in a fiscally responsible manner.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Collaborates and networks to develop and seek out best practices.
  • Independently seeks opportunities to identify and streamline inefficiencies.
  • Builds strategies for growth, development, and promotion of the program and oneself.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION
  • Doctor of Juris Prudence (JD) or Master's degree in Health Administration

WORK EXPERIENCE
  • Five years' experience working in Health Care compliance
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
  • N/A

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED
  • CHC - Certified Healthcare Compliance (HCCA) OR
  • CHRC - Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance (HCCA) OR
  • CHPC - Certified Healthcare Privacy Compliance (HCCA) OR
  • CHC-F - Certified in Healthcare Compliance Fellow (HCCA) OR
  • RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator (AHIMA) OR
  • CPMA - Certified Professional Medical Auditor (AAPC)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

  • Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
  • Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job
  • Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
  • Demonstrates leadership and influencing skills at all levels of the organization
  • Ability to lead, coordinate, and plan for delivering/driving business goals
  • Embraces strong business partnering approach
  • Strong project management skills

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

  • Uniform No
  • Scrubs No
  • Business professional Yes
  • Other (department approved) No

ON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.

  • On Call* Yes

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

  • May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
  • May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. Houston Methodist consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, and seven community hospitals throughout the greater Houston area. Houston Methodist also includes an academic institute, a comprehensive residency program, a global business division, numerous physician practices and several free-standing emergency rooms and outpatient facilities. Overall, Houston Methodist employs more than 27,000 employees and is supported by a wide variety of business functions that operate at the system level to help enable clinical departments to provide high quality patient care.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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