Regulatory Compliance Director

Regulatory Compliance Director: On behalf of our healthcare client, Procom is searching for a Regulatory Compliance Director for a contract role, which can turn permanent. This position is onsite at our client’s Chicago office. Regulatory Compliance Director - Job Description: Our client is seeking an experienced Regulatory Compliance Director to provide immediate leadership during a critical accreditation transition from DNV to The Joint Commission. This role is crucial in ensuring organization-wide survey readiness and involves overseeing two Regulatory Compliance Managers while serving as a subject-matter expert to clinical and operational leaders across the health system. Regulatory Compliance Director - Responsibilities: • Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and accountability to a regulatory compliance team that includes two Regulatory Compliance Managers. • Lead organizational readiness for The Joint Commission survey window as the healthcare client transitions away from DNV accreditation. • Serve as a subject-matter expert on CMS Conditions of Participation, The Joint Commission standards, hospital regulatory requirements, and applicable Illinois requirements. • Direct ongoing survey-readiness activities, including mock surveys, tracers, gap assessments, rounding, readiness reporting, and regulatory education. • Partner effectively with regulatory surveyors; coordinate information flow, interviews, documentation, and organizational responses while maintaining productive professional relationships. • Review survey findings, observations, and regulatory deficiencies; develop corrective action plans with accountable owners, milestones, evidence requirements, and follow-through mechanisms. • Work directly with clinical and operational departments to resolve findings and implement corrective actions that are timely, measurable, and sustainable. Regulatory Compliance Director - Mandatory Skills: • Significant progressive experience in hospital regulatory compliance, accreditation, quality, survey readiness, or a closely related healthcare function. • Demonstrated hands-on experience preparing for and managing The Joint Commission surveys. • Strong working knowledge of CMS Conditions of Participation and hospital regulatory requirements. • Experience leading managers or multidisciplinary regulatory, quality, compliance, or accreditation teams. • Strong executive presence, communication skills, organization, judgment, and ability to operate independently in a high-urgency environment. • Ability and willingness to work onsite across UChicago Medicine locations, including Hyde Park, Ingalls, and other assigned facilities. Regulatory Compliance Director – Nice-to-Have Skills: • Experience with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois hospital regulatory requirements. • Experience leading accreditation transitions, enterprise mock surveys, tracer methodology, or systemwide corrective-action programs. • Experience overseeing healthcare policy governance, policy management, and procedure approval workflows. • Experience in an academic medical center or complex multi-hospital health system. Regulatory Compliance Director – Assignment Length: This is a 6 month interim contract assignment with the potential for conversion to a full-time position based on performance and organizational need. Regulatory Compliance Director - Start Date: ASAP Regulatory Compliance Director - Assignment Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States, onsite

Procom provides Basic Life/AD&D insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, and EAP at no cost to eligible employees after a waiting period. Medical and dental coverage (employee premium contributions), a non-matching 401(k) plan, and additional voluntary coverage are also available. This role includes legislatively required paid leave; no bonus, commission, or equity compensation applies.