Medical Staff Coordinator

Iberia Medical Center • New Iberia, LA

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About The Position

Iberia Medical Center (IMC) in New Iberia, LA is looking for team members who will help advance our vision to be the premier hospital of choice for patients, physicians, and employees. We've been caring for our community for over 60 years and offer many diverse career paths. Our new employees experience opportunities to learn and grow while caring for their families, friends, and neighbors. IMC is looking to hire a full-time Medical Staff Coordinator to join our Quality Department. Under the general supervision of the Quality Director the Medical Staff Coordinator is a professional administrative assistant who coordinates medical staff activities, performs secretarial and delegated executive job duties and acts as a liaison between the Medical Staff, Quality Department and Administration within parameters established by the Director of Quality.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Associates degree from an accredited college (preferred )
• 1-2 years of on the job experience a healthcare setting utilizing medical terminology.
• Knowledge of computer systems and software programs.
• Typing, spelling, grammar, and punctuation proficiency (required).
• Skilled professional communicator, including electronic and telephone communication.
• Familiarity with use of computer systems and software, email, scanning, phone/texting and fax.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritizes projects, and manages time efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to maintain and organize files and records.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and accreditation standards.

Nice To Haves

• A current knowledge of the healthcare environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains positive professional communications with the Medical Staff, Administration, Quality, all hospital departments and related health agencies
• Exhibits a high degree of responsibility for confidential matters
• Demonstrates compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations
• Demonstrates compliance with Iberia Medical Center Employee Code of Conduct
• Performs research and obtaining information regarding all standards and requirements related to medical staff issues.
• Maintains a current master copy of and is knowledgeable of Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulations and Medical Staff Services Procedure Manual
• Prepares for medical staff meetings, including scheduling, meeting reminders, agenda packets, and recording and processing of meeting minutes.
• Assures overall continuity of medical staff activities
• Provides supportive services to the medical staff officers in fulfilling the responsibilities of their offices
• Processes all associated correspondence on all medical staff and allied health members
• Maintains current Medical Staff, Medical Staff Department/Committee membership roster, and other rosters as required
• Schedules medical staff meetings and maintains a master calendar for medical staff meetings and the proper notification to hospital departments of such meeting needs and activities
• Coordinates work with the medical education director and/or program chairman in developing continuing medical education programs, symposia, and dissemination of educational material related to quality assurance activities
• Provides clerical oversight related to the filing maintenance and retrieval of information relevant to all aspects of the responsibilities
• Maintains and distributes reports/documents/database/spreadsheets in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Access, Excel, Publisher, and electronic health record system

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree