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HIPAA Privacy Specialist Jobs in Tampa, Florida, USA at University of South Florida in
HIPAA Privacy Specialist (Finance)
Dept Number/Name:
 / Office of Compliance & Ethics
Salary Plan: Administrative
Job Code/Title: 9967 / HIPAA Privacy Investigator
Position Number:
ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:
The USF Privacy & Healthcare Civil Rights Compliance program (Privacy Program) is responsible for supporting and ensuring compliance by the USF Health community, USF Tampa General Physicians (USFTGP) and the USF HIPAA Covered Entity. The Privacy Program is also responsible for complying with all federal and state privacy laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures. The Privacy Program establishes organizational policies and procedures required by law and the organization to prevent, detect, and correct conduct in violation of federal or state privacy laws and the privacy policies of the organization.
The Privacy Program is responsible for HIPAA privacy education, monitoring, and reporting violations as required by law.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS:
Employees are expected to work on the USF Tampa campus on a regular established basis for the role. Examples of this schedule would be between 2 and 5 days per week in the office, depending on business needs.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Privacy Specialist will assist the Privacy Officer, the Privacy Analyst, and the Privacy Investigator in investigating all allegations and reports of violations of federal or state privacy laws and internal privacy standard practices and procedures. The Privacy Specialist will also manage the privacy section within Compliance Pro to ensure all privacy data is accurate and up to date and will be responsible for creating privacy reports on a monthly and annual basis.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Investigates alerts generated by monitoring software to determine whether access to a patient’s electronic medical record was permitted under HIPAA.
Conducts investigations of possible HIPAA privacy breaches or violations of policy.
Tracks retraining completion dates of employees who have created an overlay and manages the approval process for all observers in clinical space.
Prepares reports entailing all privacy monitoring activities and outcomes.
Responds to privacy-related questions from team members.
Assists with confirming all employees required to take privacy training complete such within specified deadlines.
Performs other duties as assigned.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
MINIMUM: This position requires an Associate’s Degree or equivalent and two (2) years of experience involving federal or state privacy laws, other legal field experience or work requiring access to an electronic medical record.
PREFERRED: Seeking an individual with impeccable written and oral communication skills who has experience with conducting investigations and managing outcomes. Must have prior HIPAA privacy law experience or experience working within an electronic medical record.
USF Tampa
Information for Applicants
This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.
Job Opening Number: 38608
Posting Date: 01/24/2025
Posting End Date: 02/07/2025
How To Apply
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Equal Employment Opportunity
USF is an equal opportunity, equal access academic institution that embraces diversity in the workplace.
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Title: HIPAA Privacy Specialist
Company: University of South Florida in
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
Category: Law/Legal, Healthcare
