MEDICAL STAFF SPECIALIST

The Medical Staff Specialist is integral to the administration of the medical staff operations at Riverside Medical Center. This role involves managing credentialing and privileging processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and facilitating communication among medical staff and administrative departments. Demonstrates flexibility with assignments within professional scope/duties/licensure. 

Essential Duties

• Coordinates the credentialing and privileging process for physicians, advanced practice providers, and other clinical staff. Manages medical staff meetings, including coordination and minute taking. 
• Verify qualifications, training, and licensure of medical staff in accordance with accreditation standards.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in the credentialing database.
• Collaborate with medical staff leadership and department heads to develop and revise privileging criteria.
• Maintains credentialing forms electronically for all providers. Monitors the process of practitioner performance to ensure evaluations are completed and used in the credential and re-credentialing process. 
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, including CMS, DNV, and state licensing boards.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to credentialing and privileging and medical staff organization. Recredentials physicians, non-physician providers and professional health staff corporate-wide.

Preferred Education

• Bachelors degree

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements:

Exposure to:

• Chemicals: Toner for copier and printer, liquid paper, and others are listed in the department's MSDS.
• Video Display Terminals: Extreme
• Blood and Body Fluids: None
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: None

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):

• Speech: Needed to answer the phone and communicate with customers.
• Vision: Required to see computer screens, filing,
• preparing agenda packets and writing minutes.
• Smell:
• Hearing: Required to answer phones and communicate with customers.
• Touch: Required for the operation of computers and phones.

Activity/Lifting Requirements: 

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 86%
• Twist: 1%
• Stand: 4%
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 2%
• Kneel: 1%
• Lift: 1%
• Drive: 1%
• Squat: 1%
• Climb: 0%
• Bend: 2%
• Reach above shoulders: 1%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

• Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 20 lbs: Occasionally
• Up to 35 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 50 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
• Over 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):Reams of paper are raised from floor to 3' one at a time for storage and back down to table height. 

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

• Sit: 180
• Twist: 10
• Stand: 10
• Crawl: 0
• Walk: 5
• Kneel: 5
• Lift: 3
• Drive: 5
• Squat: 5
• Climb: 0
• Bend: 5
• Reach above shoulders: 10

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated): 

• Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. 
• Normal weight: 5 lbs
• Frequently Pushing &pulling Normal weight: occasionally
• Fine Manipulation: Stapler, paper, telephone, carts with equipment for lecture.

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control:

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards:

• Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
• Inside hours: 8
• Outside hours : N/A
• Temperature: Normal Range
• Lighting: Average
• Noise levels: Average
• Humidity: Normal Range
• Atmosphere: n/a
• Special Hazards:
• Protective Clothing Required