Medical Staff Coordinator
UnityPoint Health
Summary
Join UnityPoint Health as a Medical Staff Coordinator and help ensure physicians are credentialed and supported to deliver exceptional care. In this role, you will coordinate credentialing and re-credentialing processes, maintain compliance with HIPAA, The Joint Commission, and CMS standards, and support physician onboarding and communication. You will organize meetings, manage confidential records, and assist with performance improvement initiatives, using healthcare systems and tools to promote efficiency, accuracy, and high-quality patient care across the organization.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Coordinate physician credentialing and re-credentialing processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with regulatory standards.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of medical staff activities, including peer review, quality improvement, and medico-legal documentation.
- Support compliance with TJC, CMS, and other regulatory requirements, and assist with updates to bylaws and medical staff policies.
- Prepare agendas, reports, and materials for Medical Executive Committee and other medical staff meetings, ensuring accurate documentation.
- Organize physician onboarding and orientation to support smooth integration into hospital operations.
- Facilitate communication between physicians, administrators, and clinical teams to promote collaboration and operational efficiency.
- Assist with medical staff peer review and clinical risk management processes by preparing records and supporting committee workflows.
- Coordinate continuing medical education activities and support professional development initiatives for medical staff.
- Provide administrative and technical support for projects, systems, and applications to ensure smooth departmental operations.
- Support meeting logistics, including scheduling, materials preparation, and coordination of venue and support needs.
Qualifications
Education: High school diploma or GED required.
Experience: At least three (3) years of experience in a hospital setting, customer service, patient relations, credentialing or related field required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- At least three (3) years of experience in a hospital setting, customer service, patient relations, credentialing or related field required
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- 401(k) Matching
- Employee recognition program
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid holidays
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Pet insurance
- Daily Pay
- Tuition reimbursement
- Adoption assistance
Company overview
UnityPoint Health is a leading integrated non-profit health system serving communities across Iowa, western Illinois, and southern Wisconsin. As the nation's 13th largest nonprofit health system and fourth largest nondenominational health system in America, UnityPoint Health operates a comprehensive network of 18 regional hospitals, 17 community network hospitals, and over 400 clinics and healthcare facilities. The organization provides a full spectrum of healthcare services including primary care, specialty care, emergency services, surgical procedures, maternity care, cancer treatment, heart care, and home health services. Each year, UnityPoint Health serves nearly 8 million patient visits, performs approximately 100,000 surgeries, and delivers more than 20,000 babies. With more than 29,000 team members, the health system is recognized for its coordinated care approach, shared electronic medical record system, and commitment to making healthcare easier and more personal for patients. UnityPoint Health has been consistently recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare for four consecutive years, reflecting its strong organizational culture and commitment to team member development.