INTERNAL AUDITOR

Overview

Your Career. Our Company. Together, We Grow. 

At Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH), we realize that in order to provide our surrounding communities with excellent care, we must begin by providing our employees with that same care and appreciation. We offer rich opportunities to develop and grow professionally, an environment of excellence in patient care, and the awareness that everything we accomplish is a direct outgrowth of the superb efforts and dedication of our employees.

As a non-profit system of almost 4000 employees, we have won national acclaim for our cancer, cardiac, stroke, bariatric, breast imaging, and rehabilitation services.

$55,577.60/yr minimum - $83,387.20/yr maximum (range increases based on education, experience and certifications)

Responsible for performing independent appraisal activities. Reviews accounting, financial, internal operations and controls

Responsibilities

• Safety

• Manages processes effectively in regard to employee/patient safety.

• Record Keeping

• Maintains all required records, reports, statistics, logs, files and other documents as required.

• Process Improvement

• Promotes a culture of process improvement by participating in unit/department based programs that supports the system’s process improvement goals.
• Actively participates on system-wide or hospital-based teams as needed.

• Role Specific Responsibilities
  • Participates in development of the Annual Work Plan.
  • Obtains and reviews audit reports from other departments, contracted entities and outside independent and government agencies to determine whether their findings warrant investigation.
  • Provides support for answering the Compliance Helpline.
  • Develops project-specific audit plans.
  • Researches, interprets and applies relevant laws, regulations and contractual agreements in the performance of audits and investigations.
  • Performs audit and investigations with focus on detecting and preventing fraud and abuse and noting financial irregularities and code of conduct violations.
  • Analyzes sensitive, complex financial and business conduct allegations in a confidential, objective, systematic and timely manner.
  • Conducts interviews.
  • Collects and prepares evidence and organizes documentation to support legal proceedings, including testigying in court an/or working with law enforcement personnel to prepare cases for civil or criminal actions.
  • Identifies opportunities for internal control and process enhancement.
  • Prepares written summarizing conclusions, audit findings, and recommendations.
  • Provides necessary education, and supports the development of corrective actions for deficiencies as needed.
  • Applies professional skepticism, proven technical and analytical abilities and excellent communication skills.
  • Presents verbal reports and status updates to senior leaders.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business

 Licenses and Certification

• N/A

Experience and Skills

• Technical Experience: Must have 5 years of fundamental knowledge of accounting principles, internal controls and investigative procedures.
• Requires problem solving skills, ability to think clearly in stressful situations and handle multiple, competing priorities.
• Computer forensic skills preferred.