Medical Staff Coordinat

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• Maintains open communication with Medical Staff, APPs, Administration, Hospital Departments, practitioners' office staff, and related health agencies.
• Maintains knowledge of regulatory and accrediting agencies and continuous survey readiness.
• Maintains knowledge of the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and hospital policies and works to ensure all credentialing and re-credentialing activities of the medical staff is in compliance with Medical Staff Bylaws and all accrediting regulatory standards.
• Maintains Medical Staff financial accounts by collecting and processing annual dues, and oversees departmental invoices.
• Coordinates credentialing and privileging procedures for initial and reappointment of Medical Staff and APPs, as needed, in accordance with Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, TJC standards, and State and Federal law.
• Processes applications including collecting necessary documentation for credentialing/re-credentialing, human resources and billing, and arranging/preparing packets for medical staff onboarding.
• Assists with development of privilege criteria, privilege delineations, and other documents necessary for an effective credentialing process.
• Attends medical staff meetings as necessary. Assists as needed with agenda and materials preparation. Records minutes at specified committees.
• Maintains confidential credential and peer files and electronic medical staff database and reports along with resources such as NPDB, ABMS, AMA profiles, etc.
• Assists the Department: typing schedules, letters, processing documents, create file folder labels using Color Bar Software, filing, attend meetings, arrange medical staff meetings, transcriptions of minutes and correspondence, phone calls, medical staff dues, calendar, maintain minutes binder, monthly queries, medical staff organizational chart and committee membership, rosters, medical staff directory, Crimson Reports, Board letters, mail merges, follow-up on pending items, etc.
• Assumes other related responsibilities as required by the Administrative Director of Medical Staff Office.

Qualifications:

• BA or AA with related experience in a healthcare setting.
• Three (3) years full-time administrative experience in GME, credentialing, or related medical areas preferred
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, website and database management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and willingness to be a team player
• Knowledge of medical terminology and organization of medical care.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Proficient at transcription

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.