Clinical Contracts Specialist (Temporary)

Job Posting Closing Date: Open until Filled

Where do you belong?

Your career is more than just a job, it's part of your life. Whether you’re a clinician, or non-clinical professional,  at USACS you'll feel a sense of connection working with clinicians and office staff who share your interests and values. We want you to love coming to work each day because you believe in what you do and the people with whom you work. We care about your success.

USACS also understands that location is important. We offer  career opportunities for clinicians and non-clinical support staff from New York to Hawaii and numerous points in between. Our supportive culture,  outstanding benefits and competitive compensation package is best in class.

Job Description

The Clinical Contracting Specialist is responsible for the creation of clinical contracts for USACS. This position will create all clinical contracts, compensation acknowledgments and amendments in accordance with the established format and compensation approved for each clinician type and clinical site. Serves as a liaison with recruiting and legal and coordinates maintenance of the agreements within Human Resources.

This is a remote role, Monday through Friday, with a rate of $24-$25/hour. It’s a temporary 6-month assignment and does not include benefits.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Establishes and administers contractual agreements upon the request of clinical recruiting and clinical leadership for all clinical providers.
• Monitors and determine necessity for amendments of contracts, and compliance to contractual obligations.
• Analyzes contract requests for deviations from contract specifications and clinical compensation.
• Serves as a primary liaison with clinical recruiting and legal to ensure compliance with contract specifications and resolution of problems and issues as they arise with contracts.
• Coordinates with the HR – Clinical Contract Coordinator to monitor and evaluate contract returns and ensures Workday is the accurate data system of record and recommends appropriate remedial action as necessary.
• Maintains all agreement templates and required attachments
• Responsible for creation of all agreements associated with company mergers and integrations
• Performs various auditing of agreements and produces reports specific to agreements
• Perform other job-related projects, as assigned
• May assist and/or provide data input into Workday, specific to compensation changes
• Manage changes to Master Rate sheet

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Meticulous follow-through of delegated tasks, including follow-up to ensure quality and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to change in a positive manner, and supporting alignment with organizational goals including continuous improvement efforts
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize job tasks and requirements
• Ability to effectively use oral and written communication skills with clinicians, external agencies, and management in a courteous and professional manner.
• Knowledge and skills in using personal computers (Windows) with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Office Programs- Outlook, Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat.
• Willingness to Embrace Change

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in related field (preferred)
• Minimum 1-3 years contract processing experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, with extensive experience and knowledge of Word merges and Excel
• Experience with DocuSign
• Must demonstrate ability to solve problems and work through complex issues independently
• Approaches tasks with a collaborative approach to work and builds strong partnerships
• Must be able to balance timely completion and resolution of tasks with quality results
• Must be accurate and detail oriented
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment in a growing company
• Possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be able to handle sensitive and confidential information in a mature and discrete manner, as well as protect all forms of highly confidential and proprietary business information and ability to maintain the highest standards of privacy and security

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods and occasionally walk, stand, bend, stoop, and lift up to 15 pounds 
• Required to have close visual acuity to perform the job