Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center is a Catholic, not-for-profit, full-service community health system serving counties in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. With approximately 50,000 patient admissions every year, MercyOne Clinton operates 249 licensed beds. In addition to a wide range of traditional hospital services, MercyOne Clinton provides a continuum of care with specialized services in wound care, radiation oncology, dialysis, imaging, sleep disorders, therapy services, and skilled care. MercyOne Clinton has a staff of more than 800 employees, making it one of the community’s largest employers.

Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Medical Staff Coordinator.

As a Medical Staff Coordinator at MercyOne, you will provide leadership, organize and coordinate support services for Medical Staff Services. Coordinates and has oversight for the credentialing, privileging and quality improvement activities of the medical staff, including professional practice evaluations both ongoing and focused. Maintains ongoing compliance with regulatory and accrediting bodies. Coordinates communication of information between medical staff departments and administration. Regularly performs complex and sensitive administrative tasks using discretion and judgment.  Assignments are prioritized and characterized by need, requiring a considerable amount of efficiency and initiative.

• Establishes and maintains positive professional communications with the Medical Staff, Administration, nursing staff, all hospital departments and related health agencies.
• Exhibits a high degree of responsibility for confidential matters.
• Demonstrates compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
• Performs research and obtains information regarding all standards and requirements related to medical staff issues.
• Maintains a current master copy of and is knowledgeable of Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations.
• Coordinates the medical staff meetings, including scheduling, meeting reminders, agenda packets, and recording and processing of meeting minutes.
• Assures overall continuity of medical staff activities.
• Coordinates supportive services to the medical staff officers in fulfilling the responsibilities of their offices.
• Coordinates the credentialing process: mailing and preparation of Medical staff applications, appointments, reappointments and preparation of ongoing performance evaluations;
• Maintains current confidential credential and appropriate review files on all medical staff and allied health members.
• Manages and processes associated correspondence on medical staff and allied health members.
• Maintains current Medical Staff, Medical Staff Department/Committee membership roster, and other rosters as required.
• Coordinates and schedules medical staff meetings and maintain a master calendar for medical staff meetings and the proper notification to hospital departments of such meeting needs and activities.
• Provides clerical oversight related to the filing maintenance and retrieval of information relevant to all aspects of the responsibilities.
• Provides assistance to Administration and other support services and duties as may be requested.
• Maintains and distributes reports/documents/database/spreadsheets.
• Maintains physician/provider call schedule.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Schedule:

• Monday – Friday days

General Requirements:

• Certified Medical Staff Coordinator (CMSC) certification preferred or within 4 years.
• Three to five years experience in working with leaders and/or physicians. 
• Skill and proficiency in applying principles, concepts and techniques which are central to working with the medical staff. 
• Demonstrates understanding of the medical staff organization responsibilities and its related bylaws, rules/regulations that govern the organization.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationship with the medical staff leadership, providing consultative assistance and other delegated support as necessary for them to fulfill their obligations. 
• Requires ability to exercis