RN Clinical Compliance Auditor/Analyst

Company: MedStar Health's Washington Hospital Center
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 20, 2025

Job Description:

General Summary of Position
Assists the MedStar Family Choice (MFC) compliance and privacy programs. Conducts both internal and external audits to
ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

We recruit, retain, and advance associates with diverse backgrounds, skills, and talents equitably at all levels.Key Responsibilities

• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Analyzes existing clinical policies and makes recommendations to improve program integrity and organization
  processes.
• Assists in investigating potential compliance/privacy violations.
• Assists with and tracks responses to external government inquiries, investigations, data requests, subpoenas, and fair
  hearings. Responds to government requests for claims data/information.
• Assists with internal and external Compliance and HIPAA education initiatives. Conduct provider education, as
  necessary, regarding audit results.
• Communicates compliance issues and findings identified through audits and reviews. Prepares written audit reports and
  communicates the results to management. Initiates corrective action plans or continuous improvement plans identified
  through audits.
• Completes assigned routine and random audits all within assigned time frames. Ensures timely completion of risk
  assessments and related activities. Maintains or exceeds designated quality and production goals.
• Coordinates monthly exclusion data base checks, review and report findings.
• Maintains compliance tracking systems.
• Maintains confidentiality of all provider and member sensitive information reviewed during the auditing process.
• Organizes and maintains inventory of departmental and delegated vendor compliance and HIPAA policies and
  procedures.
• Participates in health plan and business unit meetings and serves on system wide committees as appropriate. Serves as a technical resource in researching and responding to compliance inquiries.
• Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams as appropriate. Participates in meetings, serves
  on committees and represents the department and hospital/facility in community outreach efforts as appropriate.
• Performs concurrent and retrospective clinical review audits in order to detect potential compliance and/or fraud, waste
  and abuse.
• Performs medical record reviews to determine the appropriateness of billing, coding and documentation.
• Performs routine and random member and employee audits in order to detect potential compliance issues.
• Performs special projects as requested by management.
• Reports any inquiries concerning improper billing practices or reports of non-compliance to the Director of MedicaidContract Oversight.
• Reviews and analyzes claims data for trends to identify possible fraud, waste and abuse. Utilizes audit and monitoring
  tools to analyze and trend data to identify variances in claims billing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.What We Offer
  • Culture- Collaborative, inclusive, diverse, and supportive work environment.
  • Career growth- Career mentoring to help you pursue your passions and gain skills to enhance your value.
  • Wellbeing- Competitive salary and Total Rewards benefits to help keep you happy and healthy.
  • Reputation- Regional & National recognition, advanced technology, and leading medical innovations.Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
    • 3-4 years Clinical experience in an acute care setting; experience in medical record review; 3 years experience in performing internal or external clinical audits and reviews in support of regulatory compliance initiatives required.
    • Active DC RN License required.
    • At least one coding credential preferred: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Associate (CCA) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC).This position has a hiring range of $72,758 - $130,041
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