Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist

About Us

Meduit is a national leader in healthcare revenue cycle management, supporting hospitals and physician practices in 48 states. We focus on optimizing payments, allowing clients to focus on patient care, and pride ourselves on our core values: Integrity, Teamwork, Continuous Improvement, Client-Focused, and Results-Oriented. Learn more at www.meduitrcm.com.

About the Role

The Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Specialist is responsible for supporting and strengthening the organization's compliance framework across regulatory adherence, policy and procedure governance, risk identification, analysis, and remediation, and monitoring and auditing of high-risk practices. This role ensures that business operations are conducted in accordance with applicable federal and state regulations (including FDCPA, Regulation F, FCRA, TCPA, HIPAA, PCI, and related standards) as well as internal governance protocols while maintaining strong overall controls, documentation integrity, best practices of organizational standardization, and audit readiness.

Title: Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist

Location: Remote

Schedule: 8am-5pm

Department: GRC

Reports To: VP of Compliance

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance & Governance

• Maintain working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations impacting medical debt collection.
• Translate regulatory requirements into clear, operationally actionable controls.
• Support regulatory change management, including tracking changes and performing impact assessments.
• Assist with regulatory exams and audits by ensuring documentation readiness.

Policy & Procedure Governance

• Support the success of the internal governance lifecycle, including creation, analysis, and coordination.
• Ensure proper version control, approvals, and periodic review.
• Maintain the system of record with appropriate metadata, audit trails, and access controls.

Risk Identification, Analysis & Remediation

• Conduct risk assessments on high-risk processes across all internal departments and external partners.
• Maintain tickets, risk registers, and carry out remediation planning to resolve unique events.
• Lead preventative and corrective actions as well as work groups and projects from design to completion.

Monitoring & Auditing of High-Risk Activities

• Execute monitoring and auditing programs for key compliance areas.
• Document findings and escalate issues when needed.
• Track audit findings and transition them to appropriate actions, groups, and projects for completion.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare reporting on risks, audit findings, and remediation progress.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and supporting work products.
• Regularly present progress and documentation to internal committees and leadership.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with internal department leadership to embed compliance controls.
• Assist in the development, analysis, and monitoring of issued resources to ensure compliance synergy.
• Participate in industry growth and development programs to ensure accurate compliance guidance.

Required Qualifications

• Associates degree, Paralegal certificate, or equivalent experience.
• 3-5+ years in compliance, risk, or audit.
• Knowledge of FDCPA, Regulation F, HIPAA, and state requirements is a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft Suite, such as SharePoint, and the FACS Collection system is also a plus.

Employment eligibility

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire
• The company does not provide employment visa sponsorship for this position
• As a condition of employment, a pre-employment background check will be conducted

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA and FSA available
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Wellness Time and Holidays
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Internal growth opportunities

Meduit is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence victim status or status as a protected veteran or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

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