Director of Compliance and Revenue Integrity at Essen Medical Associates

Overview

Company Overview: 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 services, and in-home medical services through our House Calls Division, Intention Health Care and facilitate smooth transitions between care settings including telehealth, in-person medical visits, and home care through Intention Health Care. 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.

Job Summary

Position Title: Director of Compliance and Revenue Integrity

Department: Nursing Home (NH) and In-Home Care (IHC) House Calls Program

Location: Bronx

Job Summary: The Director of Compliance and Revenue Integrity is accountable for day-to-day compliance with regulatory and program requirements across Essen’s Nursing Home and IHC house calls operations within Intention Healthcare. The Director leads the identification, correction, and closure of compliance issues, including development and completion of Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), and ensures that billing, documentation, and coding are accurate and defensible.

The role monitors, audits, investigates, escalates, and advises without interference from operational management, and may bring any concern directly to the Board.

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Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Own day-to-day compliance with applicable program rules, including CMS requirements, state regulations, Medicare/Medicaid billing rules, and IHC program requirements and reporting obligations.
• Translate regulatory and program requirements into practical policies, workflows, and staff guidance for operations.
• Serve as the point of accountability for survey, audit, and program-review readiness.

• Lead root-cause analysis for identified issues, whether from surveys, audits, hotline reports, payer or government reviews, or internal monitoring.
• Develop, implement, and track CAPs through completion, including evidence of correction and sustained compliance.
• Coordinate with operational leaders (clinical, billing, administration, IHC program staff) to correct issues promptly and prevent recurrence.
• Manage overpayment identification, quantification, and refund/self-disclosure processes in coordination with legal counsel.

• Ensure charge capture, coding, documentation, and claims submission are accurate, supported, and compliant.
• Oversee review of high-risk areas such as resident assessment and case-mix accuracy, therapy and skilled-need documentation, E/M and house-call visit coding, medical necessity, and eligibility/attestation requirements.
• Analyze billing and utilization data to detect outliers, trends, and risk, and partner with Finance/Revenue Cycle on corrective measures.

• Design and execute a risk-based annual compliance work plan and audit schedule.
• Conduct or direct audits and investigations of suspected noncompliance, fraud, waste, or abuse, with authority to access records, systems, and personnel.
• Manage the compliance hotline and non-retaliation policy; ensure all reports are triaged, investigated, and documented.
• Perform exclusion screening and oversee compliance of vendors and contractors.

• Escalate significant issues to the CAO and, when appropriate, directly to the Board, including matters involving senior leadership.
• Provide the Board with regular reports on audit results, investigations, CAP status, overpayments, regulatory developments, and program effectiveness.
• Advise management and the Board independently on legal and regulatory risk, including recommending actions management may not favor.

• Maintain and continuously improve the compliance program in line with OIG guidance and applicable state requirements (including NY OMIG compliance program elements).
• Develop and deliver compliance training and education for staff, leaders, and the Board.
• Maintain policies, code of conduct, documentation of program effectiveness, and annual program assessment.

• Serve as the resource for compliance questions on new service lines, contracts, referral relationships, marketing, and operational changes (including Anti-Kickback and Stark considerations).
• Partner with legal counsel on regulatory inquiries, subpoenas, and government communications.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, nursing, law, or related field (Master’s, JD, or RN preferred).
• 8+ years of healthcare compliance, revenue integrity, or audit experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Direct experience in skilled nursing/long-term care and/or home-based or house calls programs.
• Working knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid billing and coding, CMS Conditions/Requirements for long-term care facilities, and the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law.
• Demonstrated experience leading investigations, audits, and CAPs to closure.
• Experience presenting to boards or senior executive teams.

Preferred

• CHC, CCEP, CPC, CHPC, or similar certification.
• Familiarity with value-based or total-cost-of-care programs, including Independence at Home or similar house calls models.
• Experience in New York regulatory environment (DOH, OMIG).
• Data analytics skills for claims and utilization review.

Core Competencies

• Integrity, professional courage, and willingness to deliver difficult messages to senior leaders and the Board
• Practical, operations-minded problem solving
• Strong investigative, analytical, and documentation skills
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Ability to build trust with clinical and operational teams while maintaining independence

Equal Opportunity Employer

Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.