Medical Staff Coordinator, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA

Posted on December 2nd, 2016

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Medical Staff Coordinator

For over 60 years, the employees of Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego have helped to make us San Diego’s trusted source for quality pediatric care. Rady Children's is one of only 15 children's hospitals in the country with all 10 specialties ranked by U.S. News & World Report in the top 40.

Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is the region’s pediatric medical center serving San Diego, Imperial and southern Riverside counties.  We are:

• The sixth largest children’s hospital in the country
• The only hospital in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric healthcare
• The region’s only Level 1 pediatric trauma center
• Provider of care to almost 90% of the region’s children

The Medical Staff Coordinator will initiate and complete the credentialing process for initial appointment and reappointment to the medical staff. The coordinator will obtain, verify and analyze all primary source verifications and information related to medical staff (or AHP staff) applicants and re-applicants for membership and clinical privileges. S/He will facilitate the review and approval process by medical staff leadership; notify leadership of potential issues timely, initiate follow-up, and prepare all correspondence for committee review. This candidate will also Interface with medical staff leadership, hospital leadership and chairs of supported medical staff committees and departments to ensure that issues requiring action are reviewed in a timely manner and results are thoroughly documented and disseminated to the appropriate parties for further review/action appropriately. Responsible for coordination of assigned medical staff committees, and ensure information is reported and routed appropriately for approval. Lastly, this candidate will oversee the completion and adequacy of proctoring and privileging, and ensure that practitioner privileges granted are based on adequate experience, education and training, current clinical competence, and necessary documentation to support such requests. This candidate also will maintain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the medical staff governance and organizational structure and keep abreast of regulatory changes as it pertains to Medical Staff Administration.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• CPCS or CPMSM certification required. If not certified, must obtain certification within 1 year of hire date.
• Three years of acute care experience required
• Demonstrated knowledge of TJC and CMS accreditation principles related to credentialing and privileging, and medical staff standards related to an acute care facility
• Two years of Medical Staff Committee coordination experience, including agendas, minutes and follow-up correspondence
• Expert in MS Office applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in medical staff sciences or health sciences
• Five years of acute care experience
• Knowledge of credentialing software to support the appointment and reappointment process (MD-Staff)

Apply online at: http://jobs.rchsd.org/medical-staff-coordinator-full-time-benefits-eligible/job/6357611

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