Healthcare Compliance Team Lead

Job Title: Healthcare Compliance Team Lead

Location: Remote (South Africa)

Job Type: Full-Time

Working Hours: US Hours (9am - 5pm EST)

Salary: Paid in South African Rand (ZAR)

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Healthcare Compliance Team Lead to establish and oversee a remote compliance audit function focused on patient admission documentation integrity and consent validity.

This is not a financial audit role. The primary responsibility is to ensure that all patient admission agreements are legally and ethically valid by confirming:

• Patients had the capacity (sound mind) at the time of signing, or
• A legally authorised representative signed with verified documentation of authority

Key Objectives:

• Establish and lead the healthcare admissions documentation compliance function
• Ensure all patient admission agreements meet consent, capacity, and authorization requirements
• Oversee both bulk (historical) audits and ongoing daily compliance checks
• Build consistent audit standards and decision-making frameworks
• Create a scalable compliance foundation for future expansion

Core Responsibilities:

1. Patient Documentation Compliance Auditing

• Review patient admission agreements for compliance with consent and capacity requirements
• Assess whether patients were of sound mind at the time of signing
• Verify that third-party signers have valid, documented legal authority
• Identify and flag non-compliant, incomplete, or high-risk documentation

2. Bulk Audit Oversight

• Lead structured reviews of existing admission agreements across ~20 facilities
• Identify invalid or improperly executed agreements
• Document compliance gaps and track remediation efforts

3. Daily Compliance Monitoring

• Oversee ongoing review of new admission documentation
• Ensure continuous adherence to authorization and capacity requirements
• Escalate complex or ambiguous cases appropriately

4. Team Leadership & Quality Control

• Supervise and guide a remote compliance audit team
• Provide training, oversight, and quality assurance post-onboarding
• Ensure consistent interpretation and application of compliance standards
• Support hiring and onboarding of additional auditors as the function scales

5. Reporting & Documentation

• Deliver structured end-of-day reports including:
• Completed audits
• Identified compliance issues and exceptions
• Escalations and unresolved cases
• Maintain clear, accurate, and audit-ready documentation

Requirements

• Proven experience in healthcare operations, patient intake, or compliance documentation
• Strong understanding of patient consent, capacity, and signer authorization
• Prior team leadership or supervisory experience (preferred)
• High attention to detail with strong documentation accuracy
• Strong communication skills with the ability to escalate issues effectively
• Ability to think critically and make sound, defensible decisions
• Comfortable working in a remote, process-driven environment

• Key Competencies:
• Leadership and team management
• Compliance and risk identification
• Analytical thinking and decision-making
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Process ownership and accountability

Benefits

1. Comfortable working U.S. hours
2. Remote work from home

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