[Hiring] Chief Compliance Officer @Innovative Renal Care

Role Description

Innovative Renal Care is hiring a Chief Compliance Officer to lead our enterprise compliance program. Reporting to the CEO, you will oversee compliance, ethics, and privacy across a multi-site, multi-state organization that operates through joint ventures with physician partners.

You will advise the CEO, executive team, and Board of Directors, and work directly with physician partners and joint venture governing bodies. You will also make sure our compliance program keeps pace as we grow.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and evaluate the enterprise compliance and ethics program, including the Code of Conduct, policies, training, and compliance hotline.
• Oversee compliance with fraud and abuse laws (Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, False Claims Act), billing and reimbursement requirements, HIPAA, Medicare ESRD Conditions for Coverage, and state and local healthcare regulations.
• Provide compliance oversight across our joint venture model, including ownership, distribution, and referral arrangements with physician partners.
• Conduct risk assessments, audits, and monitoring, and report results to executive leadership and the Board.
• Lead investigations and corrective action in partnership with Legal and Human Resources.
• Coordinate responses to government audits, inquiries, and records requests with the General Counsel.
• Chair the Corporate Compliance Committee and Executive Compliance Committee.
• Serve as, or oversee, the HIPAA Privacy Officer function, and coordinate HIPAA Security efforts with IT and Information Security.
• Support compliance review of acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
• Build, develop, and retain a compliance team, and make sure the department’s structure supports growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 12+ years of progressive healthcare compliance experience, including senior leadership responsibility.
• Prior senior compliance leadership role in a healthcare organization.
• Experience leading compliance in a multi-state healthcare organization that operates through joint ventures with physicians or physician groups, including oversight of ownership, distribution, and referral arrangements under the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law.
• Experience working with physician partners and joint venture governing bodies to align compliance expectations, monitoring, and reporting across multiple ownership groups.
• Working knowledge of healthcare regulations, with particular depth in the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and False Claims Act as they apply to physician-owned entities, plus CMS, Medicare and Medicaid, HIPAA, and applicable state laws.
• Experience advising executive leadership and Boards of Directors on compliance, ethics, governance, and regulatory risk.
• Experience leading investigations, audits, monitoring programs, risk assessments, regulatory responses, and corrective action plans.
• Experience building compliance teams and scalable compliance infrastructure.
• Sound judgment and the ability to balance regulatory requirements with operational goals.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or other advanced degree in law, healthcare administration, business administration, public health, or a related field.
• Professional credential such as CHC, CIA, or another relevant compliance, audit, or risk certification.
• Experience in dialysis, renal care, or another Medicare-dependent healthcare service line.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program including a 401(k) match.
• Healthcare coverage.
• Broad range of other benefits that compare favorably within our industry and marketplace.

Company Description

We are one of the largest dialysis service providers in the U.S., partnering with local physicians to deliver high-quality care to patients with ESRD and other kidney conditions. Our mission is to be the trusted experts and preferred partners for patients, physicians, and healthcare providers by delivering best-in-class care, service, and solutions.

• Integrity & Innovation – Earn trust by keeping promises and embracing new solutions.
• Compassion – Treat patients, families, and colleagues with respect and empathy.
• Accountability – Take ownership and recognize the contributions of others.
• Results-Driven – Strive for excellence and exceed expectations.
• Everyone Counts – Foster diversity, equity, teamwork, and collaboration.