[Hiring] Contract Administrator @UHS

Role Description

The Contract Administrator assists the UHS Managed Care/Payer Relations team in meeting UHS Managed Care business objectives in coordination with external and internal stakeholders. Supports all UHS Physician Operations’ markets under Independence Physician Management (IPM). Responsibilities include:

• Analyzing language and rates of IPM Managed Care payer agreements.
• Performing contract and rate maintenance utilizing IPM’s SharePoint database and DashboardMD database.
• Working with the IPM Revenue Cycle team to assist with inquiries and resolve payer contract performance issues.
• Maintaining the IPM Managed Care SharePoint site, including requests for access.
• Entering and maintaining contract files of existing and new IPM contracts to ensure all SharePoint data is current.
• Ensuring contract metadata is accurate, complete, and the current executed version is available.
• Serving as the first point of contact to work closely with the IPM Revenue Cycle team, IPM Market Managers, and other internal departments.
• Researching discrepancies between contractual terms and operational/payment practices.
• Monitoring key payer bulletins for physician contract “Policy & Procedures” compliance.
• Coordinating the internal signature process for all IPM contractual and supporting documents.
• Verifying key information such as provider/entity names, effective dates, locations, TIN(s), and NPI(s).
• Preparing, routing, and tracking all IPM Fee for Service, Value Base Compensation, and Delegated Credentialing contracts.
• Confirming that contracts are fully executed before they are considered effective.
• Attending and participating in all IPM Market Transition and Acquisition/Due Diligence Calls.
• Supporting the Director of Managed Care and Regional Director/Manager of Payer Strategies including special projects.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience.
• Minimum education requirement of High School Graduate/Equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with Managed Care contracts on behalf of physician groups.
• Excellent organization, analytic, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Proficient in using desktop resources such as Excel, Word, and PDF files.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, matrix environment.
• Minimal travel may be required.

Company Description

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates:

• Inpatient acute care facilities.
• Inpatient behavioral health facilities.
• Outpatient and other facilities.
• Nationwide virtual behavioral health services.
• An insurance offering.
• A physician network.
• Various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.