Director Of Clinical Services Projects

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Director Of Clinical Services Projects

The candidate will be responsible for managing contractual arrangements and related faculty deployment and compliance issues associated with School of Medicine (“SoM”) faculty efforts to provide clinical and educational services to entities outside of the UW Medicine system, and additionally responsible for coordinating with other stakeholders as needed on clinical services arrangements involving UW Medicine component entities. Will address operational and business aspects of developing agreements, as well as contributing guidance regarding longer-term systemic change and policy development. Often work in a lead role but may also work as a member of a team depending on the project or assignment. Responsible for providing contract consultation, drafting and negotiation services across a spectrum of business relationships arising primarily in the clinical services and clinical education arenas, also in the research arena, in which the SoM operates. Provide primary leadership in the management of SoM clinical services arrangements. Representative projects will include, but not be limited to the following: Draft and assist in negotiating new SoM clinical service agreements, including but not limited to agreements with healthcare entities, healthcare or health advocacy organizations, government agencies, sports teams, pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, entities conducting clinical research (including clinical trials) and vendors, for direct patient care services, patient consultation services, clinically-related consultations services, and medical director services. Involves complex considerations that include, but are not limited to, the following: faculty status, credentialing/privileging, telemedicine and other new and emerging technologies, licensing, reimbursement, risk management, indemnification, confidentiality provisions, reporting, compliance issues, research-related issues, intellectual property issues, and insurance/liability coverage. Review and update existing SoM clinical service agreements to reflect changing regulatory rules and/or marketplace factors, amendments to scope of work or term, or other needed changes. Assisting in developing or revising policies and internal operating guidance related to the issues that arise in the clinical service agreement arena. Interface and coordinate with legal counsel in the Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) as appropriate in the advice and guidance provided. Interface and coordinate with legal counsel for the UWP and CUMG provider practice plans as indicated regarding billing issues and practice plan obligations that may affect clinical service agreement provisions. Interface and coordinate with Procurement Services on purchase transactions involving clinically-related goods and services, including locum tenens contracts. Draft and assist in negotiating new SoM clinically-related educational service agreements. This process is primarily related to vendors, and involves complex considerations that include, but are not limited to, the following: risk management, indemnification, confidentiality provisions, licensing issues, conflict of interest issues, compliance issues, reporting, intellectual property issues, and insurance/liability coverage. Review and update existing SoM educational service agreements to reflect changing regulatory rules and/or marketplace factors, amendments to scope of work or term, or other needed changes. Provide review and advice to the Sites of Practice (“SOP”) Administrator, SOP Committee, and, upon request, the Chief Medical Officer (“CMO”), regarding SOP approval issues that are related to SoM faculty’s external clinical activities. Advise/assist department/division administrators regarding SOP issues related to faculty clinical activity. Together with counsel for UWP, review SOP submissions and issues, and advise the SOP administrator regarding appropriate documentation to present to the Committee for vote. Review and draft revisions as needed to SOP policies, together with UWP counsel, at the request of the CMO (SOP Committee Chair). Advise the CMO as requested regarding SOP issues. Respond to Committee questions regarding submissions for electronic vote. Attend SOP Committee meetings. Working with departments/divisions and other SoM/UW Medicine stakeholders as indicated, draft or review and revise various SoM/UW Medicine policies affecting clinical services and educational service agreements. Subject policies address issues such as licensing, credentialing and privileging, federal and state law obligations, quality improvement and risk management issues, research-related issues, and similar issues, Working with departments/divisions and other SoM/UW Medicine stakeholders as indicated, draft or review and revise other documents related to clinical and educational services agreements. These include standardized UW Medicine documents and/or language used in standardized UW Medicine documents. Provide operational leadership and liaison support to AAG as needed for SoM Academic Affairs regarding; SoM MD student Service Learning Projects; and Issues related to SoM non-GME educational affiliation agreements with clinical rotation sites, which are located primarily across the five-state WWAMI region. Work in coordination and support of projects assigned to other members of the Business Unit and related UW Medicine positions, including: Work with the Directory of Regulatory Guidance on issues related to outside work and goods/services agreements. Work with UW Medicine Compliance on compliance related issues. Work with the Director of Personnel Policy on personnel related issues. Work with the office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) on GME aspects of issues related to clinical services provided by fellows. Work with the Vice Dean for Administration and Finance on all of the issues listed above as indicated/requested. Work in coordination and support of projects assigned to other members of the SoM Finance and Administration group on an as needed basis.

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