Director of Medical Staff Services
Overview :
Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved.
Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include : from the Joint Commission;
Advanced Joint Replacement Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center Ventricular Assist Device and Chest Pain Certification.
Other accolades include CMS 5 stars Practice Green Health 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll.
Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission vision and values.
Responsibilities :
Ensures a high quality medical staff by thoroughly investigating and verifying the credentials of all applicants to the medical staff including Allied Health Professionals.
- Evaluates the hospital practice and privileges of all members seeking reappointment to the medical staff / Allied Health categories
- Provides a vehicle to improve quality via the medical staff committee process and by maintaining records of all medical staff committees
- Contributes to efficient and cost-effective operation of the Medical Staff Service by monitoring and planning for budgets and expenses
- Promotes medical staff compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies by continuously monitoring the operations of the hospital Medical Staff Office and effectively initiating change when needed
- Knowledge of organization's budget process and ability to apply policies and practices for planning and administering a budget
- Knowledge of industry and company applications and databases that contain medical, patient, and healthcare information;
ability to use, protect and improve these applications and databases
- Knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a healthcare center; ability to use this knowledge to ensure the healthcare center performance is efficient and effective
- Knowledge of tools, approaches, policies, and legal matters of medical services investigation, and ability to investigate the quality and accuracy of various medical treatments and interventions
Qualifications :
Minimum Required Qualifications :
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a Medical Staff office, with at least one (1) year in a supervisory capacity, or a comparable combination of education and experience
- Bachelor's degree in business administration or related health or management field preferred or ability to obtain within a period of time agreed upon by supervisor
- Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) achieved within one (1) year of employment
Licensure :
- Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) achieved within one (1) year of employment