Provider Contracting Coordinator

Astrana Health, Inc.•Monterey Park, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Contracting Coordinator. This role will report to the Provider Contracting Manager and enable us to continue to scale in the healthcare industry. This is a hybrid role where the expectation is to work both in office and at home on a weekly basis.

Requirements

High school diploma and Associate’s degree or equivalent from two-year college
Proven PC skills – Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint
Excellent communication, reading, spelling and editing skills
Detail-oriented and be able to engage in exhaustive investigation when initial information is vague
Intermediate to expert knowledge of Microsoft Word, Windows Explorer and internet research
Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Ability to understand and work with proprietary software applications
Organizational ability and ability to exercise good judgment
Typing speed 50+ WPM and knowledge of 10 key desired
Ability to contract negotiations, which include contract template reviews and drafting of agreements
Great organization skills and willing to handle large amount of filing

Nice To Haves

Highly motivated and able to work with multiple teams simultaneously
Understanding of healthcare and managed care contracting terminology
Understanding of healthcare regulations and provider payment reimbursement methodologies

Responsibilities

Prepares, generates, assembles, mails, tracks and follows up on all agreements
Initiates, negotiates, generates, and tracks Physician Letters of Agreement, contracts and amendments from initial draft to full execution utilizing approved standardized contract templates/amendments
Coordinates preparation and routing distribution of documents to complete the contracting process in a timely and thorough manner according to standardized processes.
Build, organize and maintain both digital and hard copies of providers & vendors agreements
Draft agreements in conjunction with various specifications. Update’s boilerplates to reflect any changes deemed necessary or as required by NCQA, Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS) and/or any other governing bodies
Collaborate with other departments to investigate any discrepancies or missing pieces of information
Communicate and follow up with providers & vendors to obtain missing information such as NPI, tax ID, other necessary information and to ensure agreements are return with proper signatures and fully executed
Follow up with providers and vendors to make sure they received agreements and to return in a timely manner
Communicate changes in agreements with other departments
To effectively interface with providers, vendors, and other departments to successfully monitor and implement agreements in place
Engage in administrative tasks to assists with other departments when requested
Maintaining and protecting information of confidentiality