Contract Administrator for Managed Care

Contract Administrator

UTHealth Houston is seeking a Contract Administrator responsible for organizing, maintaining, and updating records for payor and single-case agreements across the clinical practice. This role is essential to ensure that all documentation is accurate, up to date, searchable, and compliant with organizational policies and regulatory requirements. You should have a knowledge of contracts, be able to read them, and define terms. It would be a plus if you have worked specifically with medical or healthcare contracts. This employee will start by working on a project to organize and conduct compliance audits for a large number of existing contracts. This is an administrative role that requires attention to detail and patience in working on data-dense projects.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas's resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Maintains comprehensive records of all payor agreements and single case agreements, ensuring timely updates and easy retrieval of documents.
• Monitors contract terms and deadlines, notifying relevant stakeholders of key dates and renewal requirements.
• Collaborates with billing, compliance, and legal teams to verify contract accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Ensures that all agreements adhere to state and federal regulations, as well as organizational standards.
• Supports the contract negotiation process by preparing and organizing necessary documents and tracking changes.
• Assists with audits by providing accurate and complete contract documentation as requested.
• Responds to internal and external inquiries regarding contract status and terms in a timely and professional manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree in business administration, healthcare administration, or related field required

Minimum Experience:

3 years in contract administration required 5 years healthcare contract administration experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.