OAMSS Bylaws:  2009

“The membership roster is password protected and was sent by email to all active members in February 2009. Should you have misplaced this password ***or*** did not receive the password, please email our OAMSS President, Amy King

OAMSS Membership Roster:  Fall 2009-Spring 2010

It has been a few years since OAMSS has done a salary survey of the medical staff offices in Oregon. Please click on the link below to review the OAMSS Medical Staff survey.

OAMSS Salary Survey: 2007

Thank you,

Just a reminder that OAMSS awards a scholarship annually to members who wish to obtain their certification *or* attend an annual OAMSS *or* NAMSS conference!

To qualify for the scholarship all applicants must be active OAMSS members of at least twelve (12) months with attendance to a least one (1) meeting, who are in good standing, and whose institution is unable/unwilling to sponsor attendance/certification. Specific eligibilty criteria and scholarship applications can be found by clicking on scholarship information *or* you can email our scholarship chair at OAMSS scholarship chair.

Current Career Opportunities

System Consultant, Medical Staff Services

Create your legacy.

At Legacy Health, our legacy is doing what’s best for our patients, our people, our community and our world.  Our fundamental responsibility is to improve the health of everyone and everything we touch – to create a legacy that truly lives on.

Ours is a legacy of health and community.  Of respect and responsibility.  Of quality and innovation.  It’s the legacy we create every day and Legacy Health.

And, if you join our team, it’s yours.

Legacy Health, a six-hospital system in the Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington metro area, has an exciting new opportunity for a System Consultant with our Medical Staff Services department.  This position will be responsible for and collaborate with the Legacy Health Information Services department on the implementation, development and maintenance of the department database system.

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree (equivalent experience can be substituted for education) and education in relational database and reporting systems (e.g. Crystal reports).  CPMSM or CPCS required within one year of hire.  Qualified candidates will also have a minimum of two years experience as a Credentialing Specialist, Medical Staff Coordinator, Medical Staff Asst or equivalent.  Previous experience with Morrisey MSOW software preferred.

Legacy Health offers an outstanding work environment, competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.  Learn more about us and apply on our website, www.legacyhealth.jobs.  For questions, please call Mandie Peterson at (503) 415-5454 or e-mail: mjpeters@lhs.org.  AA/EOE

OHSU Medical Affairs Program Manager

Lead and direct the design, execution and management of the Medical Affairs Program for the OHSU Health System and the OHSU Family Practice Plan.  Responsible for provider appointment/reappointment process that is essential for assuring patient safety, maintaining state licensure, meeting The Joint Commission accreditation requirements, complying with delegated credentialing agreements with health plans, and minimizing malpractice risks.

Qualifications:   Bachelor degree in health services area or Hospital/Business Administration required;   3-5 years healthcare credentialing, contracting, quality management, or Medical Affairs experience in acute care hospital, clinic or payor setting, or equivalent experience.

Download Complete Position Description, Qualifications and Application Information here: 

     OHSU Medical Affairs Program Manager

OHSU Human Resources Website:   http://www.ohsu.edu/hr/        Position #:  85802

 

Are you looking for an individual to fill a position for a medical staff professional in Oregon? If so and you would like to post an ad here, please contact our OAMSS President by clicking here.

OAMSS Members: Free

Non-Members: $50.00 for a 60 day posting

The items listed here are available to all OAMSS members on a first come, first served basis. Materials are available for 60 days unless arrangements with the Lending Librarian are made in advance. To borrow materials just complete the attached Lending Library Agreement and fax ***or*** mail it as indicated on the form. Available Books:

*NAMSS Professional Developmentfor Medical Staff Services Reference Guide

*NAMSS Professional Development for Credentialing Specialists Reference Guide

*NAMSS Credentialing 101

*Blind Eye, by James B. Stewart

*Ready, Set, Credential! by Nancy B. Lian, CPCS, CPMSM *The Medical Staff Services Handbook Fundamentals and Beyond

*Third Edition: Verify and Comply, A Quick Reference Guide to the JCAHO and NCQA Standars for Credentialing, Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS

*Guide to Medical Staff Bylaws

*2007 Credentialing & Privileging Desk Reference

o Volume One – Physician Directory

o Volume Two – Allied Health Directory

Other Materials of Interest:

*Audio Conference on CD: "JCAHO's 2007 Medical Staff Standards: How to Prepare your Staff for the Changes" - September 2006.

*Audio Conference on CD: “Low and No Volume Practitioners: Changing Practice Pattern Lead to New Credentialing Challenges”

*Taking the Test: “A Study Group for NAMSS Cerfification Exams” Moderated by Kathy Matzka, CPMSM, CPCS

*Recording of NAMSS 31st Annual Conference, 9/29/07 – 10/3/07 “Setting the Stage for Excellence in Healthcare”

*Audio Conference on CD: "The Kadlec Appeal-Decision Against Hospital Reversed!" June 2008

*HCPro Audio Conference on CD : "Retool Your Reappointment Process: Strategies for OPPE Compliance"

Available materials are generally mailed within 2 days. If the requested item is not available, you will be notified and placed on a waiting list.

If you have questions about material availability please contact our Librarian:

Catherine Simpson, CPCS                                                   

Medical Staff Coordinator                                                      

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center        

Corvallis, OR

P:  541.768.5003       

F:  541.768.4776               

E:  csimpson@samhealth.org

To borrow materials just download the Lending Library Agreement Form and fax ***or*** mail it as indicated on the form.