Medical Staff Services Coordinator

Full-time - Entry Level

Bend, OR

Hospitals

About the position

The Medical Staff Coordinator assists with the management of medical staff activities to ensure quality in conducting, maintaining, and communicating medical staff function and management of medical staff process. Serves as a resource to, and collaborates with, the Medical Staff, its officers and committee chairpersons to advance the quality of practitioners and patient safety of the facility. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all aspects of medical staff committees including compiling agenda material, accurately documenting minutes, following regulatory requirements, generating follow-up correspondence, researching and preparing information for medical staff leadership, and strictly protecting credentialing and peer review confidentiality.
• Provides consultation regarding privileging, credentialing, reappointment, and corrective action processes as defined in the medical staff bylaws and applicable policies and procedures.
• Coordinates communication of information among medical staff departments, clinical service areas and administration.
• Provides professional assistance and serves as a resource for medical staff members regarding medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, hospital and medical staff policies, state statutes, licensing boards regulations, and other regulatory and accreditation agency standards.
• Assists with facilitation and drafting of revisions to department rules and regulations and privileging criteria to maintain compliance.
• Responsible for planning, organizing and presenting new physician orientation.
• In consultation with manager, may communicate sensitive and confidential issues with medical staff leaders and/or senior administration.
• Exercises judgment and discretion in recognizing legal implications of credentialing functions and medical staff issues.
• Drafts appropriate correspondence utilizing knowledge of bylaws, rules and regulations, and regulatory guidelines.
• Maintains a knowledge base with regard to medical staff total quality management (TQM) and continuous quality improvement (CQI).
• Maintains professional relationships with members of the administrative staff of the hospital, members of the medical staff, medical staff officers, section chiefs, division chiefs, physician and other professional applicants.
• Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Generates queries and reports from credentialing and privileging database.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining medical staff work instructions.
• Supports Lean principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a healthcare setting and/or medical staff services credentialing.
• Valid Oregon driver's license and ability to meet St. Charles Health System driving requirements.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Certified Professional Medical Services Management (CPMSM) and/or Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS).
• Medical staff services coordinator/credentialing experience.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision for you and your immediate family
• 403b with up to 6% match on Retirement Contributions
• Generous Earned Time Off
• Growth Opportunities within Healthcare