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The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Contract and Finance Specialist is in charge of the negotiation and preparation of medical education affiliation agreements for the placements of all fellows, residents, and medical students at AHC, AMG and Dreyer sites; as well as for Advocate residents to participate in outside rotations and all Physician Assistant student education contracts for placement at Advocate hospital sites. This position also is responsible for the direction and oversight of all matters related to GME reimbursement and for the generation and collection of all affiliate billing for rotating medical students.
Job Responsibility:
Educates and serves as a system resource for sites and department personnel on matters related to medical education contracting
Responsible for initiating and executing the annual Undergraduate Medical Student Attachments for the 3 primary affiliated medical schools
Responsible for developing and maintaining a rotation/preceptor data base for each participating site for all system Master Physician Assistant Affiliation Agreements
Establishes policy/ protocol for tracking all medical education agreements and PLA’s
Responsible for establishing contract tracking as per policy/protocol, educating/orienting sites and programs and conducting on-going monitoring to insure compliance
Initiates, reviews, negotiates and executes system and hospital specific Medical Education Affiliation Agreements and any related Subordinate Agreements or Program Addendum
Partners with legal and risk departments in final review, as necessary
Assures compliance with all regulatory and accrediting bodies
Initiates and/or reviews for approval any requested contract amendments or addendum
Insures affiliation agreement are compatible with Advocate CAP allocations
Initiates, reviews, negotiates and executes all Advocate Department of Medical Education system wide agreements e.g. MedHub Agreement
Develops templates for Program Letters of Agreement (PLA) to be used by Advocate residency programs when a full medical education affiliation agreement is not warranted
Educates sites and programs on use of PLA’s
Develops template for PLA amendments as required e.g. new Program Director
Updates templates as needed to insure compliance with regulatory and accrediting bodies
Serves as resource to sties and programs for questions or concerns
Reviews and approves all PLA’s prior to signature
Reviews/ Updates/ Develops template of annual Resident Agreement for Advocate Graduate Medical Education Committee for review and approval
Assures compliance with all accrediting bodies applicable to Advocate sponsored and administered residency programs: ACGME, AOA, CODA and CPME
Once approved, implements the execution of all Resident Agreements from the central medical education office each academic year
Distributes to resident and sites for signature
Tracks completion
Responsible for generating any requested amendments and/or addendum
Oversees the preparation and monitoring of the annual IRIS report
Submits to Advocate Director of Medicare Reimbursement as part of Advocate’s annual cost reporting process for Medicare reimbursement of residents and fellows
Based on annual IRIS report, maintains Resident FTE/CAP 3 year tracking data base to insure site compliance with Advocate policy regarding funded and unfunded resident FTE’s
Oversees the annual aggregate agreement process to allocate CAP across all teaching sites in order to maximize reimbursement
Works cooperatively with Advocate Director of Medicare Reimbursement to maximize reimbursement and maintain capitated resident position levels
Responsible for the billing and collection of all medical student fees as per affiliation agreement(s)
Verifies student rotations
resolves questions or issues
Generates invoice (quarterly and semi-annual)
Deposits and tracks payments
Annual report to CAO and SR Director of total collection by school and Advocate site
Prepares impact analysis on proposed federal reimbursement changes related to medical education for Advocate
Educate site and department personnel on federal and state funding issues and impact on medical education for Advocate
Tracks cost relative to benefit using standardize approach at all hospitals for all internally and externally sponsored programs
Requirements:
BA
3 years’ experience in contracts and finance
Demonstrated self-directed, results-oriented, creative approach to projects
Assisted with medical education contracting
Demonstrated leadership ability and management skills
Ability to succeed in changing environment and handle multiple responsibilities
Demonstrated ability to problem solve and analyze procedure/process changes
Communication skills
Understands and supports faith-based philosophy of AHC
Ability to travel
What we offer:
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job