What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Staff Specialist position at Integris Health?
Medical Staff Specialist
Job Code: 8335
Position Summary:
The Medical Staff Specialist Senior function as a liaison between the medical staff, allied healthcare professionals, legal counsel, and administration with regard to credentialing processes, interpretation and application of Joint Commission standards, medical/legal issues, state and federal guidelines, and regulatory agency guidelines as they relate to credentialing, peer review and compliance issues.
INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Essential Functions:
- Develops, manages, and administers medical staff and allied health professional credentialing processes
- Ensures compliance with Joint Commission standards, federal and state guidelines, and regulatory agency guidelines
- Develops and administers Physician Orientation program for newly appointed Medical Staff Appointees
- Assists with developing and ensuring compliance with the medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, and hospital policies,
- Reviews and screens highly sensitive credentialing documents, and provides summaries and advice
- Verifies applicant information and ensures that the application process is completed in a timely manner.
- Coordinates and documents medical staff ad hoc investigation committee activities, and assists in coordination of fair hearing procedures in conjunction with INTEGRIS Legal Services
Accountability:
Reports to the Manager or Director as assigned
Required Physical Demands (Subject to Reasonable Accommodation):
Keyboarding/Dexterity: Frequently; activity exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the timeStanding/Walking: Occasionally; activity exists up to 1/3 of the time
Strength (Lift/Carry/Push/Pull): Sedentary (exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally)
Talking (Must be able to effectively communicate verbally): Yes
Seeing: Yes
Hearing: Yes
Color Acuity (Must be able to distinguish and identify colors): No
This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information.
Environmental Conditions:
Normal office environment.
All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.
Qualifications:
CMSC and/or CPCS Certification preferred
- Bachelors degree or 4 years of medical staff and/or credentialing experience
- 4 years of medical staff coordinator or credentialing experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of Joint Commission and NCQA standards and medical/legal requirements related to credentialing, peer review and compliance
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English (Verbal/Written)
