Medical Staff Affairs Coordinator

Sentara Health•Charlottesville, VA

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Medical Staff Affairs Coordinator at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is responsible for coordinating all administrative and operational activities associated with the medical staff. This includes managing credentialing, privileging, and other compliance-related processes, as well as maintaining medical staff records and ensuring the hospital's adherence to industry standards and regulations. The coordinator serves as the subject matter expert for their assigned facility regarding medical staff governing documents and policies, privileging practices, and accreditation and regulatory issues. They facilitate all aspects of credentialing, including appointment, reappointment, and privileging for the medical staff. The role also involves representing administrative issues to foster collaboration between physicians and hospital management, interacting with Quality management/Peer Review and physicians to utilize data for identifying practitioners who may not meet the standard of care, and managing communications of the organized medical staff. Additionally, the coordinator collaborates with other Medical Staff Offices and the Credentials Office to create and implement efficient, effective policies and criteria governing credentialing and medical staff operations. This is a full-time, day shift, hybrid position located in Charlottesville, VA, requiring on-site hours.

Requirements

Bachelor Level Degree or Current National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) Certification as Certified Provider Enrollment Specialist (CPCS) and/or Certified Professional Medical Services Management (CPMSM); certification may be considered in lieu of Bachelors Degree
3 years of Medical Staff relations experience
Effective communication skills both written and verbal
Ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team with complex structures in a hospital environment

Nice To Haves

Credentialing experience
3 years of customer service in a medical environment

Responsibilities

Coordinate all administrative and operational activities associated with the medical staff of the hospital
Manage credentialing, privileging, and other compliance-related processes
Maintain medical staff records
Ensure the hospital's adherence to industry standards and regulations
Ensure compliance with the governing documents and the state and federal requirements and applicable accreditation standards for assigned hospitals, medical staff and its committees, services
Act as the subject matter expert for his/her facility in the areas of medical staff governing documents and policies, privileging practices, and accreditation and regulatory issues
Facilitate all aspects of credentialing, including appointment, reappointment and privileging for the medical staff
Represent administrative issues successfully to influence collaboration between physicians and hospital management
Interact with Quality management/Peer Review and physicians to use relevant data to enable identification of practitioners who may not meet the standard of care for the hospital
Manage communications of the organized medical staff
Collaborate with other Medical Staff Offices and the Credentials Office to create and implement efficient, effective policies and criteria governing credentialing and medical staff operations

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Emergency Backup Care
Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
Life Insurance
401k/403B with Employer Match
Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met