Health System Specialist - Miami, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

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    Summary



    This position will be located at the Bruce W Carter Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Miami, Florida. The Health System Specialist - Credentialing and Privileging Specialist is assigned to the Medical Staff Office, which is under the Chief of Staff at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) and is responsible for providing administrative and technical direction and support to the credentialing and privileging (C&P) operations.



    Duties


    ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

    Major duties include, but are not limited to:

    • Performing as the subject matter expert (SME) to Licensed Independent Providers (LIPs) and Service Chiefs regarding routine and complex matters related to C&P.
    • Assisting the C&P Manager/Analyst in developing short- and long-term goals necessary to accomplish the mission of the C&P program.
    • Assisting the C&P Manager/Analyst in drafting local credentialing processes and Medical Staff Bylaws in compliance with all applicable regulations.
    • Receiving and reviewing VetPro reports detecting problem areas requiring further investigation.
    • Informing the C&P Manager/Analyst of trends identified, audit results and identified problems that may affect a provider's privilege status.
    • Providing guidance and instruction to hospital staff in completing the required documentation of establishing privileges for LIPs.
    • Assuring application packages and other documents meet technical requirements per specialty of provider and assures application folder and database account (VetPro or other internal databases and spreadsheets) meet technical requirements.
    • Serving as technical advisor to the Medical Executive Committee of the and Professional Standards Board (e.g.Credentials Committee).
    • Developing and providing routine and special reports as requested by the C&P Manager/Analyst.
    • Establishing and maintains a variety of files and records pertaining to the C&P process.
    Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm

    Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.

    Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Approved.

    Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required.