Director of Compliance

Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.

Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.

We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.

• →Develops, implements, and coordinates with internal stakeholders, including others in Compliance, program-specific workplans reflecting current external and internal compliance risks within assigned area of responsibility.
• →Facilitates internal and external compliance, regulatory, and payer audits by coordinating documentation, stakeholder engagement, audit responses, and follow-up activities.
• →Coordinates organizational audit readiness efforts and assist departments in preparing for regulatory reviews, payer audits, and accreditation surveys.
• →Identifies compliance trends, emerging risks, and opportunities for process improvement through monitoring, data analysis, and collaboration with operational teams.
• →Partners with Compliance, Clinical Operations, Revenue Cycle Management, Provider Education, Information Technology, and other departments to support enterprise compliance initiatives.
• →Develops and deliver compliance education to providers on regulatory requirements, documentation standards, and organizational policies.
• →Monitors changes in federal and state healthcare regulations and communicate impacts and recommended actions to operational teams.
• →Coordinates corrective action plans resulting from audits, investigations, monitoring activities, or regulatory reviews, and monitor remediation efforts through completion.
• →Prepares reports, dashboards, and executive summaries that communicate compliance program performance, risk trends, key metrics, and organizational priorities to executive leadership and compliance committees.
• →Supports organizational oversight activities related to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA), documentation integrity, privacy, and regulatory compliance.
• →Serves as a compliance resource and advisor to leadership on regulatory requirements, policy interpretation, and compliance best practices.
• →Promote continuous improvement of compliance processes, governance, and internal controls across the organization.

• Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive experience in healthcare compliance within a hospital, physician group, managed care organization, health plan, or payer environment.
• Strong knowledge of CMS regulations, Medicare Advantage, New York State Medicaid, HIPAA, and other applicable healthcare regulations.
• Demonstrated experience supporting regulatory audits, compliance monitoring activities, corrective action planning, and organizational audit readiness.
• Strong analytical, communication, project management, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with electronic health record (EHR) systems and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Experience supporting delegated vendor oversight, government program compliance, and regulatory examinations.
• Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Healthcare Law, Nursing, or a related field preferred.

• Healthcare Regulatory Compliance
• Compliance Program Administration
• Regulatory & Audit Readiness
• Risk Assessment & Mitigation
• Compliance Monitoring
• Policy Development & Governance
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Provider & Staff Education
• Data Analysis & Executive Reporting
• Strategic Problem Solving

• Onsite - Bronx, New York Office Monday - Friday