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Role Description

The Contract Administration Specialist III is responsible for service areas that create and improve process and procedures in physician contracting that assist in timely contract requests, extensions, amendments, and terminations. This position assists in the timely development of contract documents, which reflect the intent of the parties to the agreement, current legal/regulatory standards, and terms and conditions appropriate to organization strategies. This position contributes to the oversight and management of hospital physician contracts and serves as a liaison between the Hospital Division and the Medical Group with regard to employment and independent contractor service agreements.

This position acts with minimal supervision and uses independent judgment in various tasks:

• Composing correspondence
• Preparing reports and analysis
• Determining the level of confidentiality of information
• Scheduling meetings and appointments
• Making complex and routine decisions daily within policy guidelines

This position provides support to manage the contract lifecycle, customer service, and analysis to operations for a group of assigned provider specialties. Typically, this position performs analysis on moderately complex requests, projects, or issues following established procedures, under supervision.

Qualifications

• Associates degree with four years of physician contract experience, or
• Bachelor's degree with two or more years of physician contracting experience, or
• Six years of physician contracting experience with Intermountain Healthcare. Education must be obtained through an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Two years of experience with physician or service contracting.
• Four years of professional work experience in the areas of contract development, contract management, or healthcare operations support.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, administrators, finance personnel, corporate personnel, and physicians.
• Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and e-mail, and scheduling applications.
• High level of proficiency using PeopleSoft or a Content Management System (CRM).
• Experience in a role requiring effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience in a role requiring the ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects and to meet deadlines.
• Experience in a role requiring the demonstration of attention to detail, specifically as it relates to written communication in the areas of grammar, spelling, proofreading, and punctuation.

Requirements

• Maintains awareness of potential legal issues/problems related to: intellectual property, confidentiality and records management, employment law, risk management, bankruptcy, medical staff privileging, health professional/facility licensing, choice of business entity/structure, and alternative dispute resolution.
• Serves as a resource to Contract Administrators for a designated portfolio of contracts.
• Coordinates and manages the contracting process for a contract portfolio including the development, amendment, and termination of contracts.
• Assists facilities in resolving contract-related issues.
• Coordinates the amendment/extension or termination of contracts with the respective Contract Administrator.
• Provides notification to Contract Administrators of approaching expirations of/expired contracts in a timely manner.
• Researches expired contracts and initiates action to resolve by either amending/extending the contract or terminating it.
• Develops contracts, amendments, and extensions using approved templates.
• Coordinates the contract signature process with the respective region's contract liaison.
• Coordinates and assists Payroll and Human Resources in resolving contract-related issues.
• Maintains awareness of the legal and operational ramifications that changes to contract language may have.
• Maintains a broad understanding of employment and independent contractor agreements, compensation methodologies, and physician benefits.
• Works on moderately complex contracts, projects, or issues.
• Assists in training operations on Physician Contracting, and training in PeopleSoft and the requests process.
• Acts as a resource to others and decision support to management.
• Responsible for data integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree that includes coursework in the areas of accounting, finance, business law, and contract development.
• Four years of experience in contract development, contract management, or healthcare operations support.
• Two years of experience with Physician Contracting or similar type of contracting.
• Experience working with healthcare providers.
• Project management experience.

Location

• Key Bank Tower
• Work City: Salt Lake City
• Work State: Utah
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Compensation

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience: $30.55 - $48.12.

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Company Description

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.