Medical Staff Specialist 1

Medical Staff Services Coordinator

Coordinates Medical Staff Services activities to help the Medical Staff follow Bylaws, Rules, JCAHO standards, and other accreditation and licensing agencies.

Essential Functions of the Role

• Implements new programs, as indicated, to effectively meet the needs of the Medical Staff.
• Diligently monitors credentialing function to ensure compliance with Bylaws, State and Federal regulations.
• Communicates effectively with members of the Medical Staff, other medical professionals, hospital staff, legal counsel, and community contacts.
• Attends Credentials Committee and Executive Committee meetings of the Medical Staff and records minutes of the proceedings.
• Helps with the development, planning, and implementation of credentialing/privileging process.
• Tracks clinical privileges of medical staff and allied health staff and helps in development of privilege criteria.
• Monitors the focused professional practice evaluation process for new medical staff members and for newly granted clinical privileges.
• Ensures that all documents that have to be renewed are reviewed, obtained and managed on a monthly basis.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities.
• Maintains confidential credentials files, electronic medical staff database, and medical staff correspondence.
• Performs other position appropriate duties as required in a competent, professional and courteous way.
• Acts as liaison between staff and management, and acts on behalf of management in the absence of such.
• Provides training and acts as a mentor for staff.

Key Success Factors

• Exhibits high degree of responsibility for confidential matters.
• Commitment to continuous learning and keeping abreast in the Medical Staff Services industry.
• Experience in database management, medical staff and/or credentialing services required.
• Excellent organizational skills, work management skills, and proficiency in working with computerized databases required.
• Associates degree preferred.
• Medical staff services experience required.
• Certification by the National Association of Medical Staff Services (CPMSM or CPCS) is preferred. Eligibility for certification within one year of hire is also preferred.
• Management experience preferred.

Qualifications

• EDUCATION - H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
• EXPERIENCE - 3 Years of Experience

Baylor University Medical Center