Director, Corporate Compliance

Company Overview: 

DaVita is a health care provider focused on transforming care delivery to improve quality of life for patients globally. The company is one of the largest providers of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. Through DaVita Kidney Care, the company treats patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage kidney disease. DaVita is committed to bold, patient-centric care models, implementing the latest technologies and moving toward integrated care offerings for all. Through these efforts, DaVita has also become the largest provider of home dialysis in the country. As of June 30, 2020, DaVita served 205,300 patients at 2,795 outpatient dialysis centers in the United States. The company also operated 287 outpatient dialysis centers in ten countries worldwide. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality, and worked collaboratively to propel the kidney care industry to adopt an equitable and high-quality standard of care for all patients, everywhere.  

Position Summary: 

This position assists the Vice President (VP) Internal Audit to design, plan, direct, and manage the activities of the Internal Audit Department. This position serves as a team member or leader on special projects. This position works with the VP Internal Audit to establish an internal audit strategy and to report to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. This position works with VP Internal Audit to achieve our team goals, scorecard and budget accountability.   

Department: 

Quality, Regulatory/Compliance 

Position Type: 

Full Time 

Essential Responsibilities: 

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all inclusive. 

• Assist to develop and execute a fully integrated audit strategy 

• Assist to develop and manage to annual budget for the Internal Audit to ensure sufficient resources are available to perform the audits approved by the Audit Committee 

• Facilitate Annual Risk Assessment on behalf of executive management 

• Develop Annual Audit Plan from the risk assessment 

• Meet with management for DaVita Healthcare Partners (DaVita) as necessary to discuss audit plans and results both verbally and in writing and make recommendations to resolve audit findings requiring corrective action. 

• Monitor and report progress of action items and metrics to ensure objectives are achieved 

• Ensure that accepted accounting and audit principles and practices are followed; proactively and continually evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal accounting procedures and operating systems and controls 

• Demonstrate and employ sophisticated understanding of control attributes in highly automated environments to determine efficacy and strength of controls 

• Maintain current knowledge of and expertise in the field of auditing, risk management, accounting and finance 

• Participate as team member or leader on special projects, including acquisition reviews and due diligence, integration efforts, major process improvement projects, and business and process planning efforts 

• Teammate Management 

• Provide leadership to direct reports 

• Enable teammates to excel in their assigned roles in a team environment; Develop and foster a positive work environment 

• Manage direct reports’ employment activity such as hiring, promoting, job performance, evaluations, compensation, disciplinary actions, and termination effectively and professionally 

• Know, understand, follow, and implement basic wage and hour laws, federal, state and local laws and regulations, Medicare, and legislation affecting employment 

• Develop and conduct educational programs to keep teammates up-to-date on DaVita policies, new laws and regulations impacting work, and other information necessary to provide knowledgeable, accurate work output 

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned including but not limited to: 

• Attend and/or lead team meetings, phone conferences, and training as needed 

• Know, understand, follow, implement, and communicate teammate guidelines, employment policies, and department or company procedures 

• Execute these duties in compliance with applicable Quality System procedures as the duties pertain to the Quality System or a medical device including the following areas of responsibility: 

• Act as the Management Representative to Top Management. 

• Supporting the preparatory activities for Management Review meetings. 

• Schedule and execute management reviews. 

• Act responsible as Lead for Quality System functions at DaVita for implementation, management, and documentation of the Quality System including all applicable procedures to support DaVita medical device products. 

• Leading the establishment and maintenance of the Quality System. 

• Serving as the Management Representative within the Quality System. 

• Monitoring and ensuring compliance to applicable U.S. regulations and industry standards, such as 21 C.F.R. Part 820 and ISO 13485:2016. 

• Promoting awareness throughout the Company of the requirements of the Quality System. 

• Managing and tracking Document and Records Control activities. 

• Overseeing and/or participating in internal audits and regulatory inspections. 

• Establishing and participating in post-market surveillance activities (e.g., Complaint handling, Adverse Event reporting, Recall). 

• Ensure establishment of compliant records as needed and specified in applicable procedures. 

Qualification Requirements: 

Experience required to fulfill the essential duties, include computer skills as required. 

• Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in public accounting and/or internal auditing and process evaluation with emphasis in healthcare preferred 

• Demonstrated expert knowledge and experience in Auditing Standards and GAAP required   

• Experience auditing or working with complex financial processes, system applications and operating systems required 

• Advanced computer skills and proficiency in MS Excel and Access required; intermediate proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint required 

Education Requirements: 

Education, licenses and certifications required to fulfill the essential duties, including computer skills as required. 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required 

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) required 

• CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) optional 

• CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) required  

Physical Requirements: 

Physical requirements can vary. However, in general, the position requires the following physical activities: 

• Ability to lift minimum of 1 pound to a maximum of 20 pounds unassisted; able to perform repetitive standing, sitting, stooping, walking, stretching, reaching, lifting, and use full range of body motions.  

• DaVita provides reasonable accommodations to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential Physical and/or Mental functions of a position. 

Essential Behaviors, Skills, and Attitudes Required for Success in This Position 

• Commitment to and role model of DaVita’s values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment and Fun with ability to demonstrate those positively and proactively to patients, teammates, management, physicians, and/or vendors (Village Service Partners) in everyday performance and interactions 

• Ability to work effectively in large, geographically dispersed business 

• Proven leadership skills and the ability to collaborate across functions and with all levels of the organization 

• Ability to maximize resources to accomplish key metrics 

• Willingness and desire to create a team learning environment and to foster a positive, fulfilling work environment 

• Demonstrated ability to balance department efficiency and field service excellence 

• Willingness to assist teammates in order to achieve departmental goals 

• Demonstrated strengths in teambuilding skills 

• In-depth understanding of the roles of teammates in mission accomplishment 

• Innovative, analytical thinker with demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis, prepare and implement action plans, and lead improvement initiatives 

• Demonstrated ability to identify, create, refine and manage new business processes 

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively at both detail and big-picture levels and to drive projects forward 

• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to adapt easily to a fast-paced, changing environment 

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with an acute ability to listen attentively and to communicate effectively throughout all levels of the organization 

• Demonstrated ability to work well with cross-functional groups 

• Demonstrated interpersonal, collaborative, and relationship-building skills; ability to interact positively with teammates at all levels across the company 

• Approachable and open 

• Demonstrated ability to communicate difficult or sensitive information tactfully 

• Demonstrated proficiency in consultative skills when addressing complex inquiries 

• Demonstrated presentation skills and persuasion skills 

• Supervisory experience demonstrating willingness, desire, and ability to supervise with aptitude for coaching, mentoring, training, and developing teammate performance and professional skills 

Language Skills 

Fluent in the written and verbal skills necessary to perform successfully the essential functions, duties, and responsibilities of the position. 

Vision requirements  

Vision adequate to perform essential duties and responsibilities of position. 

Work Environment 

• Level III - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic) 

• No required tasks involve greater exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues than would be encountered by a visitor. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or other hazardous conditions