Contracts Analyst

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The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors including an applicants years of experience unique skills and abilities education alignment with similar internal candidates marketplace factors other requirements for the position and employer business practices.

• 3 Years administrative experience to include accounting finance and/or contracting.
• 2 Years experience in a hospital health system or clinical operations environment.

• Experience with physician payment process fair market value documentation and contract management systems.

• Bachelors degree; or 4 years administrative or relevant experience may substitute for degree. - REQUIRED

• Contracting Support
  Supports hospital leadership with the data and documentation required for physician and clinical services contract development renewal and negotiation. Prepares financial and operational analyses to evaluate contract performance against budget and serviceline needs. Maintains communication across Finance Physician Services Medical Staff Administration and Clinical Operations to ensure reimbursement terms service obligations and reporting requirements are understood and followed.
  Coordinates with Legal and Compliance on contract interpretation regulatory risk (Stark/AKS) and appropriate documentation of services performed (e.g. medical director time logs).
  Generates and maintains Contract Verification Forms (CVFs) contract summaries and internal implementation documentation for every hospital physician and clinical services contract.
• Contract Implementation and Maintenance
  Ensures agreement termsincluding compensation rates coverage schedules service deliverables and performance metricsare accurately implemented in contract management and accounting systems and aligned with operational workflows (e.g. scheduling timekeeping).
  Partners with Finance and Physician Services to ensure accurate processing of physician stipends and reconciles supporting documentation.
  Monitors regulatory requirements and fair market value standards to keep operational activities compliant.
  Maintains contract matrices term schedules expiration alerts and renewal workflows across hospital physician and clinical services agreements.
• Audits
  Performs regular audits of physician payments service logs coverage schedules and deliverables to confirm compliance with agreement terms.
  Identifies variances or compliance gaps and partners with Finance and serviceline leaders to resolve issues.
  Supports internal/external regulatory audits related to physician arrangements documentation standards and fair market value validation.
• Other Duties
  Assists in crossdepartmental projects involving Medical Staff Administration Quality Service Lines (e.g. ED Trauma Hospitalist Anesthesia) Emergency Services and Clinical Operations.
  Maintains a strong customerservice orientation in supporting hospital leaders and physician partners.
  Develops and maintains productive relationships with contracted physicians and groups to ensure timely resolution of contractual inquiries.
  Completes other duties as assigned within agreedupon timelines.

• Ability to interpret physician and clinical services contract terms including compensation structures regulatory compliance standards and service deliverables.
• Strong understanding of hospital operations clinical services workflows oncall schedules and medical directorship reporting.
• Ability to analyze and reconcile payment data service logs and performance metrics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for engaging with physicians and hospital leadership.
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with clinical leaders physician groups and administrative partners.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation age status as a protected veteran among other things or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class