Medical Staff Liaison- Anesthesia Services

SCP Health•Lafayette, LA

About The Position

The Medical Staff Liaison supports anesthesia services by directing and facilitating clinical practitioner onboarding and credentialing for hospital clients. The role evaluates prospective practitioners’ credentials for placement suitability, identifies and communicates issues, recommends onboarding actions, and works to prevent delays. It also coordinates with Medical Staff Administration Specialists, MSL Leads, practitioners, regional teams, and clients to support credentialing and related processes. The position maintains data integrity and accurate practitioner records, manages expirables and reappointments, facilitates risk reviews, and secures Provider Enrollment Packets. The liaison applies company and client policies, bylaws, rules, regulations, and applicable federal, state, and regulatory agency requirements while providing consistent updates and constructive solutions to challenges. The role is based at an SCP office in Lafayette, Louisiana; Traverse City, Michigan; or Atlanta, Georgia. Remote candidates may be considered if outside the listed office areas.

Requirements

At least 1 year of credentialing or related experience.
At least 2 years of experience in a medical office setting.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to interpret and apply company and client policies, bylaws, rules, and regulations.
Ability to shift priorities to meet changing business needs.
Ability to plan and prioritize credentialing activities.
Ability to understand and apply federal, state, and regulatory agency requirements.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
Critical and strategic thinking.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
High attention to detail.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Highly effective written and oral communication skills.
Sound judgment and decision-making.
Prioritization skills.
Basic medical terminology knowledge.
Microsoft Office skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare, or a related field.
CPCS or CPMSM certification.

Responsibilities

Direct and facilitate the clinical practitioner onboarding process.
Evaluate prospective practitioner credentials for placement suitability at hospital clients within reasonable timeframes.
Identify issues involving clinical practitioners or clients and communicate them to the team promptly.
Recommend actions related to clinical practitioner onboarding.
Coordinate, as needed, with Medical Staff Administration Specialists assigned to facilities to arrange primary and/or supervising collaboration with medical and/or nursing boards.
Anticipate and remedy potential delays in clinical practitioner onboarding.
Promote and enforce data integrity, maintain accurate database information, and contribute to standardization and process improvement.
Provide feedback on systems and adhere to department processes.
Maintain high-quality files for submission to hospital clients.
Develop constructive solutions to challenges and obstacles and determine appropriate courses of conduct to achieve successful outcomes.
Initiate and coordinate the Risk Review Process.
Communicate frequently with internal and external customers and act as a liaison between the company, clinical practitioners, and clients.
Provide consistent, thorough updates to clinical practitioners, regional teams, and clients.
Manage and update clinical practitioner expirables.
Facilitate the reappointment process.
Secure Provider Enrollment Packets.