Director of Regulatory Compliance (Behavioral Health)

This is a great opportunity to join a Top Workplace winning, nonprofit organization, that believes in bringing people together to create meaningful change in the lives of individuals and families. We’re hiring a Director of Regulatory Compliance to help oversee our organization’s compliance program!

You might be a strong candidate for this role if you are...

highly proficient with numerical and technical data; advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential a collaborator with excellent oral and written communication skills highly experienced with healthcare regulations and reimbursement requirements an exceptional problem solver with superb analytical reasoning skills an expert with Leadership and Change Management experienced conducting audits, investigations, and compliance risk assessments skilled at developing, implementing and managing organizational training programs

✨ Snapshot ✨

📍 LOCATION: 80% Remote + 20% In-Office (must be willing to travel to ALL AZA locations, as needed)

💰 PAY: (Starting Range ) $108,000-$140,000 DOE + Participate in our Scheduled Raise Program

🕒 ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

🏥 BENEFITS: Comprehensive health package, PTO/PST, 12 paid holidays, 401(k), paid parental leave, and more!

Job Summary

The Director of Regulatory Compliance is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing the organization’s compliance program to ensure adherence to state and federal regulations, accreditation standards, contractual requirements, and organizational policies.

The Director is responsible for ensuring the organization has the necessary infrastructure to monitor compliance and operational efficiency across the organization. This position works collaboratively across departments to identify and mitigate risk while promoting a culture of ethics, integrity, and accountability.

The Director provides leadership and direct oversight of the organization’s compliance, quality assurance, investigations, training, and risk mitigation activities.

Job Duties

Compliance Program Management

Oversee the organization's compliance function, including compliance monitoring, auditing, investigations, reporting, and corrective action processes.

Develop, implement, and maintain an effective healthcare compliance program

Monitor regulatory requirements and assess how they change the organization’s operations

Establish and update compliance policies and procedures

Maintain awareness of industry best practices and emerging compliance risks

Conduct internal audits and investigations to ensure compliance with regulations and funding source standards.

Investigate reports of compliance violations, misconduct, fraud, waste or abuse; coordinate with regulatory bodies as needed

Address the findings from audits and investigations; track remediation efforts to ensure deficiencies are resolved and documented

Prepare and present compliance reports and metrics to executive leadership and the governing board

Quality Assurance

Oversee the organizations quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with regulatory, contractual, accreditation, and organizational standards.

Conduct risk assessments to identify areas of regulatory and operational risk and make recommendations for controls

Manage critical processes surrounding the health and safety of staff and clients in all work environments

Manage the incident reporting process to comply with regulations and align with best practices

Manage external licensing processes and requirements as well as funding source or regulator audits.

Oversee systems for reporting, investigating, trending, and corrective action planning related to incidents, complaints, critical events, and regulatory disclosures.

In conjunction with the IT department, oversee organizational compliance with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to ensure proper handling of protected health information

Compliance Training

Develop, implement, and oversee the organization's training and workforce development programs.

Ensure all required training programs meet regulatory, contractual, accreditation, and organizational requirements.

Evaluate training effectiveness and implement improvements based on organizational needs, compliance requirements, quality outcomes, and employee feedback.

Partner with operational and clinical leaders to identify training needs and develop targeted learning initiatives.

Develop, implement, and oversee the organization’s compliance and ethics training program for employees and providers

Foster a culture of compliance throughout the organization

Ensure all staff maintain required certification and compliance requirements, from the time of hire through termination

Oversee the organization's Learning Management System (LMS) and related training records.

Develop and support supervisees, and perform similar duties as needed:

Provide training, serve as direct supervisor, and manage performance for members of the Compliance team. Help team members solve day-to-day issues with clients, staff, vendors, funding entities or other related parties. Perform supervisee-level duties as needed to ensure completion, either temporarily or ongoing. Develop extensive expertise related to the organization’s compliance requirements Demonstrate and reinforce behavior with teammates that is consistent with our organizational values:

Grow with purpose. Stay informed. Be of service. Bring people together.

Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in related field required (Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, Health Information Management, etc.); Master’s degree preferred

Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing professional staff and cross-functional teams

Minimum 5 years of experience in healthcare compliance, regulatory affairs, internal audits, risk management, etc. Experience working with Medicaid-managed care, AHCCCS, DDD, behavioral health, home and community-based services, or related human service programs strongly preferred. Preferred Certifications include Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) or Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC)

Experience with nonprofit, human services and/or healthcare organizations strongly preferred

Successfully pass a background check, able to obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card, and meet other related hiring requirements

Computer Proficiency: Windows & MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.), other enterprise systems and databases

Perks Include

We provide a collaborative work environment focused on transparent communication, teamwork and professional growth! In addition to a job that offers some flexibility and work/life balance, you will receive these benefits:

A competitive salary + participate in our Scheduled Raise Program up to 2x/year An excellent comprehensive health benefits package that includes health, dental and vision, employer contributions to your health savings account, company paid Short-Term/Long-Term Disability, and employer-paid basic life insurance A 401K plan with up to 4% match after one year of service Generous paid sick time and PTO, and 12 Paid Holidays Student Loan Forgiveness: As a non-profit organization, your employment (when consistently working at least 30 hours a week) meets requirements under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (for student loan forgiveness). For more information you can visit https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave ✨ Learn more about us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQ8l3rzti4

Join our fantastic team and help us keep the motor running behind the scenes, so we can help as many kids with autism as possible! For more information about AZA United please visit our website at www.AZAunited.org or view our profile on Glassdoor . We look forward to meeting you soon!

Autism knows no race, religion, gender, or identity. We need and value diversity and inclusion in our workforce in order to fully support our families. AZA welcomes applicants of any race, age, religion, gender, identity or any other aspect which makes you unique.

Arizona Autism United (AZA United) complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Human Resources department.

Email: humanresources@azaunited.org | Main Office Phone Number : 602-773-5773 (Please ask for Human Resources.)

ATS provider: Jazzhr.

Salary: USD.