Job Category:

Executive Leadership

Work Shift/Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

The Executive Director of Medical Staff and Verification Services (MSVS) provides leadership, management and operational oversight to the MSVS Department and the Unified Medical Staff of Northeast Georgia Health Systems. The Executive Director works collaboratively with the Chief Clinical Officer, Vice President of Medical Affairs, Chief of the Medical Staff, the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) and additional medical staff leaders (department chairs, committee chairs, etc.) for the purposes of Planning, organizing, directing and coordination of the programs and activities of the medical staff.  Further, this role should assist in driving the strategies of the Medical Staff, assure leaders are supported, goals and plans are realized, and there is adherence to the requirements of regulatory and accreditation bodies that are relevant to the organized medical staff. Provides oversight regarding Physician Leadership selection, process, educational programs, and strategic initiatives.
The Executive Director owns responsibility to organize and direct a comprehensive and specialized credentialing program to meet regulatory and accreditation bodies for medical staff, employment and managed care affiliations of Northeast Georgia Health System to include Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville/Braselton, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin, Health Partners, Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, Georgia Heart Institute, and the Ambulatory Surgery Center(s).  This additionally includes support of PSA agreements and Community Connect partners. In this role, the director acts as the primary sponsor for the selected credentialing and verification platform, ensuring health system strategy usage, user access and training program, and security of system information is upheld in accordance with guidelines and standards. 

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: CPCS

• Educational Requirements: Bachelor's Degree required.

• Minimum Experience: Minimum 5-7 years experience in administrative area of health care involving medical staff relations. Credentialing experience strongly recommended. Knowledge of DNV, CMS, NCQA standards and state licensure regulations.

• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications: CPMSM.

• Preferred Educational Requirements: Masters in either Healthcare Administration or Business Administration.

• Preferred Experience:

• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with the medical staff and other professionals in order to engender confidence, respect and dependability.

• Ability to express ideas effectively, orally and in writing.

• Ability to maturely handle a variety of problems and situations, sometimes of a critical or urgent nature.

• Considerable knowledge of medical staff services principles, methods and procedures.

• Ability to develop and implement methods and procedures for improvement of the comprehensive and specialized credentialing program.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

Medical Staff and Verification Services Department

• Manages the daily activities of the department including appointment, reappointment, privileging, Focused Professional Practice Evaluation Profiles (FPPE), Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) and ensures high quality services.

• Assures compliance with regulatory standards, including staff and medical staff education regarding accreditation standards. Actively participates in survey processes. 

• Develops and maintains teamwork essential for the effective and efficient operation of the department; organize and manage work- flow through supervision of support staff. Monitors departmental performance and productivity to assure appropriate utilization of resources.

• Anticipates future needs and develops departmental budget and manages in a fiscally responsible manner.

• Establishes departmental standards, goals and objectives in conjunction with the CMO and organizational health system goals.