Sr Privacy Specialist

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Senior Privacy Specialist will support the mission of the HFH Information Privacy & Security Office's (IPSO) Privacy Compliance Program to effectively prevent and / or detect violations of HIPAA, HITECH and other State, Federal, and international laws, regulations, and HFH policies, procedures, and standards of conduct. In addition, the Sr. Privacy Specialist serves as an autonomous member of the information privacy team providing services to their assigned Business Units in the form of education, training, investigations, investigative interviews, breach response and reporting and service recovery. This position requires professional discretion due to the highly sensitive nature of work performed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

Bachelor's Degree required. 5 or more years of experience in Privacy and / or Compliance or equivalent experience in Quality, Audit, Human Resources, HIM, Provider or Customer Relations or other related work.

Healthcare experience preferred. Working knowledge of privacy laws (i.e., HIPAA, HITECH, GLB, etc.), access and release of information.

Proven ability to communicate professionally and effectively in written and oral format, along with the ability to think analytically and solve problems as required.

Experience in investigative techniques and ability to investigate complex privacy issues.

Must have the experience or the ability to work effectively in a large, geographically diverse system.

CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSURES REQUIRED :

Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC) - If not already certified, CHPC must be obtained within two (2) years of hire or ten years as a member in good standing on Henry Ford Health Privacy Services team and at the discretion of the leadership team.

Additional Information

Organization : Corporate Services

Department : Ascension Information Privacy

Shift : Day Job

Union Code : Not Applicable

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health : Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com / careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being : physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.