Coordinator Medical Staff Lead - Med Staff Administration

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills (CSRH-WH) is a 253-bed hospital serving the fastest-growing area of San Antonio. Specialized care includes orthopedic and surgical care with advanced spine surgery, Intensive Care, complex neurology for treating stroke and other neurovascular issues, comprehensive cardiovascular care from diagnostics to open heart surgery, vascular lab, sleep center, women’s services, a newborn nursery, the CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute, wound care, rehabilitation, emergency services, and more. The campus also boasts an Outpatient Imaging Center, an Ambulatory Surgery Center, and four medical plazas, one of which houses our CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Health Center.

Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Medical Staff Services, the Medical Staff Coordinator Lead assures the proper credentialing of licensed independent practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. with medical staff privileges. Leads the administrative and documentation support to medical staff services of the facility. Validates, records, transcribes, and maintains all necessary records. Acts as a liaison between the medical staff, medical staff office and physician recruitment committee. Acts as a liaison between the medical staff and other departments of the hospital and provides direction in the coordination of the duties of the medical staff. Maintain a working knowledge of the medical staff bylaws, hospital rules and regulations and hospital policies pertaining to medical staff, practitioner and the organization to ensure the medical staff’s adherence within stated parameters.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

• As the hospital Credentials Committee Liaison, validates the Practitioner credentialing applications for licensed independent practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists, in accordance with accreditation standards, regulatory requirements and policies and procedures in preparation for review by the Credentials Committee.
• Leads the examination of researches, enters data, files, and gathers all information necessary to process information received from practitioners to support the credentialing process.
• Researches, develops, and revises, existing privilege sheets to assure they are most current in regard to standard of care and new technology.
• Responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of electronic credentialing files;
• Respond to telephone inquiries and written inquiries from practitioners and other departments, pertaining to practitioner and credentialing status in a professional and courteous manner.
• Facilitate all additions, terminations and changes to practitioners' membership and privileges for processing to the Board of Directors in the secure credentialing software.
• Medical Staff Organization facilitator of Medical Executive Committees per the bylaws.
• Maintain a high level of proficiency in the implementation of the medical staff database system modules related to medical staff, practitioners, and the organization to ensure the medical staff's adherence with stated parameters.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory and accrediting bodies; Joint Commission standards, State and Federal Law pertaining to the Medical Staff and apply them to the credentialing, privileging process as needed.
• Manage (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE).
• Coordinate the Medical Staff's succession and leadership process including the election process of system hospital medical staff leadership in compliance with the medical staff bylaws processes.
• Facilitate medical staff committee meetings as requested, which includes committee notification, drafting agendas, taking and drafting minutes; and any follow up as required
• Manage the Practitioner Conduct process as needed per policy.
• Manage with onboarding process of medical staff and allied health professional candidates.
• Maintain communication boards and ER Roster or other tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

Education

• Associate Degree or equivalent education and experience. Medical terminology training is preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and work effectively and efficiently with healthcare professionals both in and out of the hospital environment
• Must be motivated as well as a self-starter who can work independently however capable and willing to take direction as appropriate
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred
• Exhibits a high degree of confidentiality
• Must possess strong organizational skills
• Proficient computer skills to operate Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.

Experience

• Five (5) years' experience in healthcare
• A minimum of three (3) years in credentialing physician and allied health professionals

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• CPCS (Certified Professional Credentialing Specialist) or CPMSM (Certified Professional Medical Staff Management Certification preferred

Work Schedule:

5 Days - 8 Hours

Work Type:

Full Time