Description:
Position: Contract Coordinator
This position will assist in the development and management of the contracting process workflow, and other duties as needed by the Contracting Department. The Contract Coordinator will need to be able to multi-task, be articulate and detail-oriented, with excellent reading comprehension and analysis to assist the Director of Contracting and Contract Specialist. The Contract Coordinator will need to utilize active communication, active listening, and customer service skills to correspond and resolve inquiries from internal and external business affiliates. The Contract Coordinator will support the department in completion of tasks, data entry, organization, and project management within designated timelines.
Some Major Duties Include:
- Negotiate LOA and MOU for the IPA’s managed by IMS.
- Negotiate provider agreements and amendments to include physicians and ancillary providers as needed.
- Assist Contracting Specialist and Director in developing, creating, and tracking contracts and agreements for the company, clients, and other business organizations and affiliates.
- Monitoring of emails and faxes on a daily basis.
- Correspond to internal and external stakeholders resolving and troubleshooting any questions and inquiries pertaining to contracts.
- Collaboratively work with other internal departments during the contracting process to ensure department goals and requirements are met.
- Generate, submit, scan, upload and track all LOA, MOU, PCP, Specialist and Ancillary contracts including amendments into system and/or databases.
- Ensure any assigned duties and projects are prioritized according to deadlines.
- Internal network liaison for Claims, Provider Services, Utilization Management, and other company departments as needed.
- Oversight of database maintenance and accuracy through use of audits.
- Maintain and adhere to healthcare compliance and other government regulations.
- May need to perform on-site visits (as required) to physicians, physician groups, and ancillary providers.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Position
- Full Time, Benefits Eligible
- Non-Exempt
- In-office
- Salary Range: 20 – 25 / hour
IMS offers competitive compensation. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek diversity in our workforce.
Our Company
Our team at IMS is looking for highly motivated and resourceful individuals to join our growing start-up. We strive to innovate the healthcare industry by providing management and consulting services to healthcare entities, including healthcare facilities, medical groups, providers, and suppliers. Using our wide-ranging experience and comprehensive knowledge of the healthcare industry, our team works to provide quality services and customer care to our clients and their Medicare beneficiaries. By working at IMS, you’ll gain an in-depth perspective of the managed care industry and share in the professional development of our expanding company. Take initiative and ownership of your projects to make a difference and go the extra mile! We welcome you to apply to join our team!
Requirements:
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred, and/or equivalent experience in healthcare administration, management service organization, health plan, and/or IPA.
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year in healthcare, health administration, managed service organizations, health plans, and/or IPAs preferred.
- Exposure to development and management of contracts.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Other Attributes
- Ability to prioritize, organize and multi-task in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
- Excellent comprehension and reading skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
- Detail orientated, highly efficient and flexible in assuming new/additional responsibilities, as well as the desire to learn new skills.
- Proficient in articulation and in the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Clerical Administration – knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures, management, and terminology.
- Critical thinking, analytical, and deductive skills with the ability to problem-solve and conduct root cause analysis.
- Familiar with data manipulation, spreadsheet analysis, pivot tables, graphs, and basic summary reports.?
- Familiar with claims, compliance, credentialing processing, and other healthcare administration processes preferred.
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office and computer software systems/databases.
- Be able to travel to our office location in City of Industry office.
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