Medical Staff Coordinator Jobs

UnityPoint-St Luke's Hospital

Full-Time Days

Monday through Friday

Oversees, coordinates, and supports all Medical Staff office functions including, local credentialing, medical education, governance and section meetings, policy revisions, and process improvement. Represents UPH – St. Luke’s and actively participates in UnityPoint Health System credentialing committees and activities.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
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• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.

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Key Accountability

• Interfaces with national benchmarking organizations and UnityPoint Health and UPH, St. Luke’s workgroups
• Processes all requests in reference to physician credentialing.
• Assesses compliance to regulatory standards with recommendations for change. Evaluates effectiveness of monitoring system annually.
• Responsible for scheduling, preparing materials and notices for the monthly Medical Executive Committee and Annual Medical Staff Meeting; documenting proceedings, maintaining records and follow-up on actions taken. Completes data gathering, generates reports as necessitated.
• Keeps abreast of applicable regulatory guidelines and proposes appropriate bylaws/policy/procedure revisions, deletions and additions as necessary. Assists in achieving compliance and participates in related survey processes.
• Oversees the day-to-day operations of the Medical Staff credentialing and re-credentialing processes acting decisively and taking effective action when problems occur.
• Serves as a key liaison between Medical Staff department and Siouxland Medical Education Foundation, i.e. MECO Program (pre-med students), Family Practice Residency Graduation, etc.
• Provides leadership and education to the Medical Staff on current credentialing issues.

Key Accountability

• Responsible for physical set-up of meetings as noted above to include place, food reservations and support equipment.
• Coordinates meetings between administration, physicians and staff.
• Welcomes visitors, guests and patients in a friendly, helpful manner.
• Prepares reports adequately and timely for assigned committees and documents activity appropriately to meet regulatory standards with correct storage and handling of confidential data.
• Provides PI support to hospital and medical staff.
• Facilitates physician peer review by preparing medical records and agenda
• Maintain confidentiality of medical staff activities as they related to peer review, quality improvements, medico-legal issues, license, malpractice insurance, and delineation of privileges, confidential hearing records and reappointment.
• Coordinates orientation for new physicians.
• Serves as an internal expert and consultant for performance improvement initiatives.
• Coordinates, schedules, organizes, attends and records medical staff meetings.
• Designs and implements PI initiatives at the local affiliate and IHS System level as needed.
• Organizes section and various committees to include agenda and support materials.
• Maintains positive physician and staff relationships.
• Conducts Reviews of operational performance systems and assists the improvement teams to clarify specific benchmarks.
• Forward referrals to appropriate committee agenda for consideration at next regularly scheduled meeting.

Key Accountability

• Determines need for databases as appropriate to the project scope
• Prepares electronic presentations and projects.
• Suggests applications to meet user needs.
• Maintains positive physician and staff relationships.
• Communicates and coordinates with all members of the healthcare team to ensure positive outcomes.
• Coordinates clinical quality improvement and risk management efforts as it relates to medical review functions and re-credentialing.
• Assists with value stream mapping with focus on both local process and organizational needs.
• Troubleshoots problems with projects, systems, applications and provides user support.
• Supports clinical risk management activities.
• Coordinates continuing medical education programs.
• Recognizes consistency and synergy between PI and strategic and business plans.
• Minimum Requirements
• Performs other duties as needed.
• Completes the design and/or implementation of special projects.
• Provides clinical expertise/guidance in collection, interpretation and reporting of data.
• Oversite and/or contributes to security management systems.
• Works directly with healthcare team members and physicians to devise, implement, monitor and analyze performance improvement initiatives
• Follows through on problems and issues until appropriately resolved.

Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.

Preferred Or Specialized

Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree preferred

Experience

Three years successful employment in healthcare related field preferred.

License(s)/Certification(s)

Achieving and maintaining CPCS certification within two years of employment after eligibility.

Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

CPMSM certification also encouraged.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Effective written/verbal communication skills. Basic knowledge of computer concepts, information systems. Ability to meet time frames for work completion. Effective skills at teamwork and team facilitation. Commitment to maintaining a high level of competence in accreditation and performance improvement concepts.

Other

Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.