Medical Staff Coordinator, St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Posted on September 16th, 2016

Medical Staff Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY
Will facilitate all aspects of medical staff committee work, including but not limited to Agenda preparation, attendance at meetings, minutes and follow-up.  Will provide assistance to the Director of Medical Staff Administration and serve as a liaison between the Director and the Medical Staff.  Must be knowledgeable of all functions of the Medical Staff and Medical Staff Office, including processes and requirements as they relate to the medical staff members.  Will facilitate all aspects of credentialing including appointment, reappointment, proctoring, and temporary privileges on an as needed basis.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
(1)     Medical Staff Committee Work:  Facilitates the coordination of assigned medical staff standing, ad hoc and special committee meetings.
(2)     Medical Staff & Hospital Databases:  Has excellent knowledge in the medical staff and hospital (AS400) database systems used to maintain medical staff information. 
(3)     Credentialing:  Is familiar with the credentialing processes and medical staff requirements for credentialing.  Assists callers in providing information from the system. Will perform credentialing functions (including but not limited to initial applications, temporary privileges, reappointments, proctoring, and credentials reporting) on an as needed basis.
(4)     Regulatory Standards:  Has current knowledge of medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, policies and procedures, JCAHO and IMQ Standards and has the ability to respond to questions regarding those items during committee meetings and assist in the ongoing revision of such.
(5)     Confidentiality:  Demonstrates tact and diplomacy in communicating with medical staff and hospital members.  Respects at all times the confidentiality of medical staff and patient information and uses complete discretion when discussing medical staff matters.
(6)     Miscellaneous duties: answers telephones for the Medical Staff Office and assists with specific medical staff projects as needed.

REQUIREMENTS
Minimum 2 years in a Medical Staff Office as a Medical Staff Coordinator and/or Credentials Coordinator or minimum 3 years in a similar healthcare setting with experience in minute taking.   Must be understand Medical Staff Organizational Structure; have working excellent knowledge of Credentialing and Peer Review Process; know medical terminology and JCAHO/IMQ/DHS Medical Staff Standards.  High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.  Proficiency in Word and Excel required; Access database preferred.  Must present valid Los Angeles Fire/Safety Card within 30 days from date of hire.

TO APPLY
Please email your resume to ArsenBeremesh@verity.org

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