Medical Staff Manager

This position is considered at-will and will serve at the pleasure of the CEO. As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. UMC is home to Nevada's only nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, UMC became the first and only Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Manages daily department operations and supervises team members.
• Ensures clinical compliance and oversees the complete credentialing workflow from initial application to final approval to verify all staff qualifications.
• Actively manages clinical and behavioral quality assurance.
• Audits department funds and coordinates complex schedules.
• Analyzes productivity reports to drive continuous operational improvement.

Requirements

• Equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in healthcare, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in medical staff management or a related field in a major hospital setting.
• Valid certification from the National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) as a Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) or Certified Professional Medical Services Management (CPMSM).

Knowledge

• Medical staff services function and structure.
• Credentialing and privileging processes.
• Det Norske Veritas (DNV) standards.
• Laws and regulations related to the credentialing process, including bylaws, rules, and regulations (CMS, NRS).
• Department and hospital safety practices and procedures.
• Patient rights and age-specific patient care practices.
• Infection control policies and practices.
• Handling, storage, use, and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Hospital personnel policies and procedures.
• Department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.

Skills

• Effectively managing assigned staff and facilitating resolution of conflicts among staff.
• Applying budget principles and practices.
• Identifying and implementing performance standards.
• Problem-solving and developing interpersonal relations with department heads and functional areas of the hospital.
• Analyzing and problem-solving, applying team-building concepts.
• Utilizing personal computers for data management and information dissemination, including Microsoft Office application suite.
• Communicating effectively with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties.
• Efficient, effective, and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment.
• Stamina to remain seated or standing for long periods of time.
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen.
• Hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.
• Strength and agility to occasionally lift and carry up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package.