Overview

Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Grass Valley California. The hospital has been providing compassionate quality health care to residents and visitors of western Nevada County since 1958. As an affiliate of the nationally recognized Dignity Health system we ensure the highest standard of health care to our patients and have access to important regional resources throughout the system including the Dignity Health Heart & Vascular Institute the Dignity Health Neurological Institute of Northern California and the Dignity Health Cancer Institute of Greater Sacramento. With 787 employees 101 active medical staff and 21 Emergency Department beds Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital continually implements and upgrades its technology and recruits employees who understand the vital importance of kindness and compassion in the healing process.

Responsibilities

Ensures a high quality medical staff by thoroughly investigating and verifying the credentials of all applicants to the medical staff including Allied Health Professionals

• Evaluates the hospital practice and privileges of all members seeking reappointment to the medical staff/Allied Health categories.
• Provides a vehicle to improve quality via the medical staff committee process and by maintaining records of all medical staff committees
• Contributes to efficient and cost-effective operation of the Medical Staff Service by monitoring and planning for budgets and expenses.
• Promotes medical staff compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies by continuously monitoring the operations of the hospital Medical Staff Office and effectively initiating change when needed.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related health or management field preferred or ability to obtain within a period of time agreed upon by supervisor.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a Medical Staff office with at least one (1) year in a supervisory capacity or a comparable combination of education and experience.

Licensure:

• Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) achieved within one (1) year of employment

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