DESCRIPTION

The Manager of Medical Staff Administration, reporting to the Director, supports the Medical Staff credentialing functions for UC San Diego Health. The manager directly supervises the medical staff administration team including recruiting, hiring, orienting, training, disciplining, and terminating the credentialing staff when necessary. The manager has responsibility for monitoring productivity of credentialing and privileging processes, launching/sponsoring improvement initiatives, sustaining results for UC San Diego Health and UC San Diego Medical Group credentialing and maintaining compliance with external regulatory agencies. This position actively collaborates with and provides functional expertise/knowledge to the Chairs of the Credentials Committee, Interdisciplinary Practice Committee (IPC), the Physicians' Wellbeing Committee (PWBC), the Medical Staff Professionalism Committee (MSPC), the Chief Medical Officers, President of the Medical Staff/Medical Staff Executive Committee Chair, Department Chairs, Service Chiefs, and Medical Staff Leadership on matters pertaining to privileges, credentialing and other sensitive/confidential matters.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare administration or related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Seven (7) or more years of relevant experience.
• Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS).
• Experience and proven success in external regulations, credentialing best practices, and clinical operations.
• Must have excellent skills to communicate and influence effectively with all levels of staff, physicians and external constituents, both verbally and in writing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Professional Medical Services Management (CPMSM).
• Experience with MSOW credentialing and privileging software.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!

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