Director of Corporate Compliance

Director of Corporate Compliance – Hickory Recovery Network

Department: Compliance

Direct Report To: Chief Compliance Officer

About the Role

The Director of Corporate Compliance provides senior leadership and oversight for three core areas of Hickory Recovery Network’s compliance program — Privacy & Security, Fraud, Waste & Abuse (FWA), and Risk & Monitoring.

Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, the Director is accountable for the design, implementation, and effectiveness of these functions across HRN’s behavioral health and substance-use-disorder (SUD) treatment operations, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations — including HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, and fraud, waste, and abuse requirements.

The Director leads assigned staff and external partners, sets priorities aligned to the annual risk-based work plan, and reports program performance to the CCO and the Compliance Committee.

Why Hickory Recovery?

Hickory Recovery is setting the benchmark in mental health care, especially for those facing acute challenges or dealing with co-occurring disorders. Our focus is on

• Delivering personalized, top tier care that fosters healing and improves wellbeing
• Ensuring every individual has access to the best possible support and treatment

Our Mission

To provide high quality, acute care for adults struggling with mental health issues or mental health co-occurring disorders. It’s Hickory’s primary goal to offer expert treatment for all we serve.

What We Offer

• 401k
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• PTO
• Vision insurance
• Career development
• Mental health days
• Holiday pay

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, nursing, health information management, law, or a related field required; master’s degree or JD preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive healthcare compliance experience spanning privacy, FWA/billing, and/or risk and monitoring, including leadership or supervisory experience; behavioral health or SUD treatment experience strongly preferred.
• Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) required, or required within 12 months of hire; CHPC, CHRC, or CCEP preferred.
• Coordinating multiple projects and managing complex documentation preferred.
• Exceptional communication, strategic thinking, and change‑management skills.
• Strong understanding of compliance, security, and HIPAA regulations.
• Ability to occasionally travel to company facilities for audits, projects, training, or operational support.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of protected health information and SUD treatment records in accordance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.

Key Responsibilities

Privacy & Security

• Oversee the privacy program, HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 compliance, breach/incident response, and consent and redisclosure governance.
• Direct the HIPAA & Privacy Compliance Committee and partner with the CISO/IT on security risk analysis and safeguards (cybersecurity liaison).
• Ensure access auditing, minimum-necessary practices, and workforce privacy training.

Fraud, Waste & Abuse (FWA)

• Oversee the FWA and revenue-integrity program, coding and billing compliance, and overpayment identification (including the 60-day rule).
• Direct anti-kickback and Stark compliance review and self-disclosure coordination in partnership with Legal.
• Ensure proactive detection, root-cause analysis, and timely remediation of identified issues.

Risk & Monitoring

• Own the enterprise compliance risk assessment and risk register (with Ankura), ensuring the register drives the annual work plan.
• Direct the monitoring and testing program and the build-out of data analytics capabilities.
• Identify emerging risks and regulatory developments and escalate to the Chief Compliance Officer.

Leadership & Program Management

• Lead, develop, and supervise assigned staff (including Health Information Management) and manage external partners (e.g., Ankura), coordinating matrixed work with Legal and Compliance Operations.
• Execute assigned elements of the annual risk-based compliance work plan and report effectiveness measures to the CCO and Compliance Committee.
• Support board reporting, auditing, investigations, and corrective action as they relate to these functions.
• Deputize for the Chief Compliance Officer on assigned matters.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises the Health Information Management function and risk/analytics staff as assigned, including direction, coaching, workload prioritization, and performance management. Coordinates matrixed work with In-house Counsel (FWA) and the Compliance Manager (Compliance Operations).

Core Competencies

• In-depth knowledge of the OIG seven elements; HIPAA/HITECH; 42 CFR Part 2; the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law; fraud, waste, and abuse; coding/billing compliance; and risk-assessment and monitoring methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and measure compliance functions in a multi-site healthcare environment.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills, with sound judgment and the ability to influence across functions.
• Ability to translate risk into prioritized, resourced work plans and to report effectiveness to executives and the Board.
• Proficiency with compliance, risk, and case-management systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Compensation

$130,000 – $140,000 annually

Learn More

https://hickorytreatmentcenters.com/