Vice President Quality & Compliance

Care Synergy has an immediate opening for a Vice President of Quality & Compliance.

Location:Denver CO

Status:Full-time

Schedule:Monday-Friday 8-5

Annual Pay Range: $204256 - $240000 (eligible for short-term incentive plan)

Expense Reimbursement: Relocation Reimbursement

CULTURE BENEFITS AND PERKS:

• We value engagement community and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two free confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life.
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1000 Family $2000
• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

REWARDING WORK YOU WILL DO:

The Vice President of Enterprise Quality & Compliance provides executive leadership and oversight of Corporate Compliance Risk Management Health Information Management and Enterprise Quality Programs for Care Synergy and its Affiliates.

This role is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance accreditation readiness quality performance optimization and enterprise risk mitigation across all hospices palliative care bereavement CAPABLE wellness and PACE services.

The VP serves as the designated Compliance Officer for Care Synergy and provides strategic oversight of compliance infrastructure regulatory adherence performance improvement initiatives and Board-level quality reporting. The position ensures enterprise alignment of quality standards audit functions and corrective action processes across Affiliates.

The success of this role will be measured by regulatory outcomes audit performance publicly reported quality metrics and effective enterprise risk mitigation.

Enterprise Compliance & Risk Management

• Serves as Corporate Compliance Officer for Care Synergy.
• Leads and maintains the Corporate Compliance and Risk Management programs across all Affiliates.
• Leads the Health Information Management functions at Care Synergy and its Affiliates.
• Ensures compliance with:
  • CMS Conditions of Participation (Hospice & PACE)
  • State and federal regulations
  • Accreditation standards
  • OIG guidance
• Establishes and oversees annual enterprise compliance audit plans.
• Leads internal investigations related to compliance concerns.
• Oversees governmental regulatory and accreditation reporting requirements.
• Develops and monitors corrective action plans to ensure sustained compliance.

Enterprise Quality Oversight

• Establishes enterprise-wide quality strategy across hospice palliative care bereavement CAPABLE wellness and PACE services.
• Analyzes publicly reported and internal quality metrics including:
  • HQRP encompasses all four hospice quality measures including:
    • HOPE Tool
    • CAHPS Hospice Survey
    • Hospice Care Index (HCI)
    • Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL)
  • PACE quality measures.
  • Incident and complaint data.
  • Other regulatory or performance indicators.
• Provides in-depth statistical analysis and trending to leadership and Boards.
• Recommends strategic modifications to improve patient participant and family outcomes.

Board & Executive Reporting

• Leads the Care Synergy Quality Committee.
• Provides routine reporting to:
  • CEO
  • Executive Leadership
  • Affiliate Presidents
  • Affiliate Board Quality Committees
• Ensures transparency and proactive risk communication.

Policy & Regulatory Infrastructure

• Oversees development and maintenance of enterprise compliance and risk policies.
• Reviews and updates policies to reflect regulatory changes and best practices.
• Ensures standardized compliance framework across Affiliates while respecting program-specific regulatory differences (Hospice vs. PACE).

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partners with:

• Affiliate Presidents
• Clinical Leadership
• HR
• Finance
• Operations
• Advises executive leadership of potential risk exposure and regulatory vulnerabilities.
• Supports strategic growth initiatives by ensuring compliance readiness.

External Representation

• Maintains professional affiliations and industry engagement.
• Represents Care Synergy in regulatory accreditation and industry forums as appropriate.

Core Competencies

Corporate Compliance Acumen

• Deep knowledge of CMS Hospice and PACE regulatory frameworks.
• Strong understanding of risk mitigation audit strategy and corrective action planning.

Quality Analytics & Performance Management

• Advanced ability to interpret and present complex quality data.
• Demonstrated success driving measurable improvements in publicly reported outcomes.

Strategic Leadership

• Ability to align enterprise quality strategy with organizational goals.
• Skilled at navigating complex regulatory and multi-Affiliate structures.

Executive Communication

• Clear concise reporting to CEO and Boards.
• Strong written and verbal executive-level communication skills.

Accountability & Results Orientation

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize execute and deliver measurable results within deadlines.
• Aligns resources to achieve compliance and quality objectives.

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOVE ABOUT YOU:

• Mission Driven Alignment with Care Synergy and each Affiliates mission vision values service philosophy and standards.
• Education Bachelors degree required Masters degree preferred (Healthcare Administration Nursing Public Health or related field preferred)
• Certification -Certification in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) or (CPCO) strongly preferred.
• Experience
  • Minimum 10 years of healthcare leadership experience
  • Minimum 5 years progressive senior leadership roles in healthcare quality compliance or risk management
  • Hospice Palliative Care Home Care and/or PACE experience strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated experience in leading organizations through healthcare accreditation processes with TJC or CHAAP or ACH
• Required License: Valid Colorado drivers license and proof of automobile insurance in accordance with state statute.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill frail and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort dignity and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorados Front Range that share resources expertise and infrastructure to deliver high quality compassionate care. Collectively the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice home health palliative care CAPABLE wellness and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network the organizations provide significant community impact including more than 7000 hospice patients served annually more than 2000 palliative care patients more than 355000 hospice days of care each year and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice Pathways Hospice Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care Colorado Visiting Nurse Association CAPABLE and Superior Medical Equipment along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at You may also call the Human Resources Department at . Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity pregnancy national origin age disability creed ancestry genetic information marital status sexual orientation/identity transgender status military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.

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