Physician Contract Associate

Sutter Health • San Francisco, CA

75d

About The Position

Responsible for the operational procedures associated with all legal arrangements with vendor contracts and physicians. May at times serve as a consultant to assist physicians and the management team in addressing physician contract issues and ensuring that contract requirements are met. Facilitates internal and external physician and non-physician contract/agreement audits as required/requested. These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

Requirements

• Must be able to reason logically, analyze situations accurately and recommend courses of action.
• Demonstrated ability to take diverse data and combine into a unified data model.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to balance numerous priorities at a given time with minimal supervision.
• Written and verbal communication skills are required, including the ability to diplomatically investigate sensitive facts and detailed procedures and communicate clearly and professionally to all levels of employees and corporate executives.
• Working knowledge of MS Office suite of products including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Access.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for organizing and controlling a centralized system for physician, non-physician contracts and agreements.
• Manages the contract processes, data, and reviews all contracts, agreements, maintains calendar processes’ notifications and ensures accountability.
• Ensures physician and non-physician contracts are current and renewed on a timely basis.
• Reviews a wide variety of confidential legal documents and has the authority to make recommendations on the modification of documents and tracking systems.
• Responsible for feedback to senior leadership and managers who are responsible for negotiating, renewing and enforcing contracts.
• Works with administration to ensure that physician contracting is done in accordance with Sutter’s policies and procedures.
• Assists with training for staff regarding contract process and issues.
• Provides consultation for those responsible for ensuring that executed physician contracts policies are enforced.
• Facilitates internal and external physician contract audits as required.
• Assists with the coordination of corrective action plans in response to audit findings.
• Ensures each contract/agreement has been approved by legal counsel and is compliant with regard to documentation, execution, and terms.
• Makes sure each contract/agreement meets criteria as described in the physician and non-physician contract checklist.
• Demonstrates commitment towards continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identifies ways to improve work processes, and to enhance quality and productivity.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees