What are the responsibilities and job description for the Privacy Program Specialist, Consultant position at Blue Shield of CA?
Your Role
The Privacy Office develops and oversees Blue Shield's Privacy Program. The Privacy Program ensures that Blue Shield and its affiliated covered entities, including Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, are in compliance with state and federal privacy laws and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH), and California's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA). The Privacy Program Specialist, Consultant reports to the Privacy Office Manager or Director and plays an essential role in advancing and enforcing Blue Shield's Privacy Program.
Your Knowledge and Experience
- Requires a bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
- Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience in healthcare privacy, healthcare compliance, health information management functions related to fulfilling individual rights requests, or another related field
- Requires a deep working knowledge and application of California state and federal privacy laws, including HIPAA/HITECH, CMIA, minor consent laws, and privacy-related consumer protections laws, such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Additionally, a solid understanding of Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) privacy requirements
- Preferred: Privacy compliance health plan experience that includes familiarity with Privacy Impact Assessments; health information management; auditing and monitoring; investigating, managing, and reporting privacy incidents; corporate compliance training
- Preferred: CIPP/US Certification or HCCA CHPC Certification
Hybrid
This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.