• Serve as a resource to the medical staff regarding accreditation and regulatory standards and assures medical staff compliance.
• Serve as liaison between medical staff members, hospital and practice administration.
• Coordinate the activities of the medical staff in the areas of policy and procedure development, revision, and distribution. Assists in the preparation and update of all required medical staff documents.
• Coordinates the activities of the medical staff committees including agenda preparation, meeting planning, meeting facilitation, and documentation of committee proceedings.
• Provide administrative support to the elected officers of the medical staff in fulfillment of their duties as officers, and biannual medical staff elections.
• Maintain current, accurate files for all medical staff committee and assigned activity groups.
• Process requests for references and verification, memos and letters sent to medical staff members, memos and letters sent regarding medical staff committee activities.
• Maintain the content of the Medical Staff webpage.
• Coordinate all aspects of planning and carrying out special events for the medical staff such as the semi-annual medical staff meetings, medical staff leadership retreats, medical staff socials, doctors' day, etc.
• Works independently and able to prioritize work.
• Additional duties and responsibilities, as assigned by employee's supervisor.
• Obtain primary source verification of professional credentials for applicants accordance with the credentialing policy and bylaws
• Collect data and prepare initial and reappointment files for presentation to various committees and physicians
• Maintain a system for tracking expiring documents
• Maintain accurate, complete and up to date information in the credentialing software system
• Respond to queries regarding status of pending applications

Requirements

• Associate's Degree required, 5 year of experience may be substituted in lieu of Associate's Degree
• CPCS or CPMSM Certification- if not certified, must become certified within two years of employment
• Minimum of 3 years experience required