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About the Role

The Privacy Specialist plays a key role in ensuring compliance with HIPAA and other applicable state and federal laws for Stony Brook’s Organized Health Care Arrangement (SBOHCA). This role involves investigations, audits, training, and reviews to maintain privacy regulations across various healthcare entities and locations.

Responsibilities

Conduct HIPAA privacy investigations in response to suspected or known privacy violations, ensuring mitigation and corrective actions are implemented.
Perform breach risk assessments for impermissible access, use, and disclosures of protected health information (PHI) to determine breach status.
Assist with breach notifications when necessary.
Maintain records and documentation for investigations and breach risk assessments, including mitigation, corrective actions, communications, and unsubstantiated allegations.
Handle privacy and compliance helpline calls and respond to concerns from individuals and workforce members.
Conduct on-site HIPAA Rounding audits and other audits as outlined in annual privacy work plans.
Assist with monitoring and tracking Business Associate Agreements.
Collaborate with internal departments and leaders on organizational privacy interests.
Assist the Privacy Officer in developing, maintaining, and delivering privacy training, including new employee orientation and annual refreshers.
Support the coordination of privacy-related research matters.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree.
At least three years of professional experience in a healthcare or research-related position (e.g., corporate compliance, health information management, healthcare administration, healthcare operations, research) or direct experience in HIPAA compliance.
Demonstrated skills in collaboration, teamwork, and problem-solving.
Strong communication skills regarding privacy with the ability to understand broad enterprise risks in a complex health system.
Excellent verbal, listening, and written communication skills.
Ability to present complex information clearly and thoroughly.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
High level of personal integrity, ability to professionally handle confidential matters, and demonstrate appropriate judgment and maturity.
Ability to develop and maintain positive interpersonal relationships.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance.
Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three professional references.
Successfully complete a 4-panel drug screen.
Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.
Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Skills

Collaboration
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Communication (verbal, listening, written)
Presentation skills
Organizational skills
Attention to detail
Integrity
Professionalism
Interpersonal relationship development
HIPAA compliance
Privacy investigations
Breach risk assessment
Auditing
Training development and delivery

Location

Greater New York area

Work Type

Full-time
Onsite

Experience Level

At least three years of professional experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Salary/Compensations

The salary range for this position is listed below.
Some positions may also include annual supplemental pay, such as: Location Pay, Shift Differentials.

Benefits

Generous leave
Health insurance
Participation in the state pension system

About the Company

Stony Brook Medicine integrates and elevates all of Stony Brook University’s health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care.
It includes our Health Sciences schools — Medicine, Dental, Health Professions, Nursing and Social Welfare — a Program in Public Health, as well as Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, Long Island State Veterans Home, and more than 200 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.
Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment.
Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke-free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
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