Medical Staff Specialist 1

Baylor Scott & White Health; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a credentials coordinator to coordinate Medical Staff Services activities, ensuring compliance with bylaws, rules, JCAHO standards, and licensing agencies. The role involves credentialing, privileging, and maintaining records within a collaborative hospital setting.

The position emphasizes monitoring credentialing processes, developing criteria for privileges, and serving as a liaison between staff and management.

Qualifications

• Education: HS Diploma/GED required.
• Experience: 3 years of experience.
• Certification: CPMSM or CPCS preferred; eligible within 1 year of hire.
• Associates degree preferred.
• Management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Medical Staff Services activities to help the Medical Staff follow Bylaws, Rules, JCAHO standards, and other accreditation/licensing agencies.
• Diligently monitor credentialing to ensure compliance with bylaws and regulations.
• Communicate effectively with Medical Staff, hospital staff, and external contacts.
• Attend Credentials Committee and Executive Committee meetings and record minutes.
• Develop, plan, and implement credentialing/privileging processes.
• Track clinical privileges and help develop privilege criteria.
• Monitor the focused professional practice evaluation process for new staff and privileges.
• Ensure renewal documents are reviewed and managed monthly.
• Participate in Quality Improvement activities.
• Maintain confidential credentials files and EMR database; handle staff correspondence.
• Serve as liaison between staff and management; train and mentor staff.

Skills

Database management

Credentialing

Organizational skills

Education

HS Diploma/GED

Associates degree preferred

Job description

About Us

Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well.

Our Core Values Are

• We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
• We never settle by constantly striving for better.
• We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
• We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include:

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level.

Job Summary

Coordinates Medical Staff Services activities to help the Medical Staff follow Bylaws, Rules, JCAHO standards, and other accreditation and licensing agencies.

Essential Functions Of The Role

• Implements new programs, as indicated, to effectively meet the needs of the Medical Staff.
• Diligently monitors credentialing function to ensure compliance with Bylaws, State and Federal regulations.
• Communicates effectively with members of the Medical Staff, other medical professionals, hospital staff, legal counsel, and community contacts.
• Attends Credentials Committee and Executive Committee meetings of the Medical Staff and records minutes of the proceedings.
• Helps with the development, planning, and implementation of credentialing/privileging process.
• Tracks clinical privileges of medical staff and allied health staff and helps in development of privilege criteria.
• Monitors the focused professional practice evaluation process for new medical staff members and for newly granted clinical privileges.
• Ensures that all documents that have to be renewed are reviewed, obtained and managed on a monthly basis.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities.
• Maintains confidential credentials files, electronic medical staff database, and medical staff correspondence.
• Performs other position appropriate duties as required in a competent, professional and courteous way.
• Acts as liaison between staff and management, and acts on behalf of management in the absence of such.
• Provides training and acts as a mentor for staff.

Key Success Factors

• Exhibits high degree of responsibility for confidential matters.
• Commitment to continuous learning and keeping abreast in the Medical Staff Services industry.
• Experience in database management, medical staff and/or credentialing services required.
• Excellent organizational skills, work management skills, and proficiency in working with computerized databases required.
• Associates degree preferred.
• Medical staff services experience required.
• Certification by the National Association of Medical Staff Services (CPMSM or CPCS) is preferred. Eligibility for certification within one year of hire is also preferred.
• Management experience preferred.

Belonging Statement

We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported.

Qualifications

• EDUCATION - H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
• EXPERIENCE - 3 Years of Experience