Physician and APP Contract Specialist

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 1.0, Shift: Days, Schedule: M-F

• This role supports the Physician and APP contracting, policies and contract management

Position Summary

The Contract Specialist is an exciting opportunity at MultiCare, offering a role where your in-depth knowledge and expertise of assigned contracts will support internal education and operational compliance with contract terms. From researching issues, recommending resolutions and working across stakeholders, you will ensure effective contract processes and procedures across our health care system.

Responsibilities

• You will collect and assimilate payer contract information to support contract implementation, operations, and customer service functions
• You will develop and maintain contract summaries to support internal education and operational compliance with contract terms
• You will assist in researching issues and recommends resolutions to escalated claim payment, reimbursement, and operations issues

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, or Business Administration; 5+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum five (5) years of related experience and/or training
• Experience with commercial payers contracts, payment variance, policies and contract methodologies

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why Multicare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $66,997.00 - $96,408.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.