Contracts Administrator
Singing River Health System Hospital - Ocean Springs | Full-Time | Days |
3109 Bienville Blvd
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564
United States Position Overview
The Contracts Administrator is responsible for coordinating, evaluating and monitoring contracting activities, which include the pre-award and post-award functions. The individual will ensure that all contracts are compliant with hospital policies and state purchasing laws. Additionally, this role will support the development of bid documents and serve as the subject matter expert for compliance with state purchasing laws and industry best practices. Education
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Health Administration or related field required; MBA preferred.
License
N/A
Certification
N/A
Experience
Previous job experience required should include a minimum of five (5) years’ of progressively responsible experience in procurement, negotiations or contract administration for public or private entities. Experience in analyzing and interpreting bid proposals and contracts in compliance with Mississippi state purchasing law and federal statutes, rules, and regulations. Experience implementing purchasing or contracting processes.
Physical Demands
Work is moderately sedentary: involves regular requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard, copier, and 10‐key.
Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.
 
Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue. Must be able to work flexible hours, when required/requested.
Mental Demands
Must possess keen mental faculties in the management of information. Must demonstrate the emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels associated with ongoing and changing needs of the position and the demands of maintaining effective working relationships with others. Must be intuitive and skilled at problem solving. Must demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills - sufficient to express technical concepts to both large groups and one-on-one; must have interpersonal skills sufficient to interact cordially and efficiently with the public and possible regulatory officials.
Must possess knowledge of legal principles related to contracting issues; knowledge of Mississippi State purchasing law and federal statutes, rules, and regulations. Must be able to manage, write, interpret, enforce or administer complex business agreements, preferably
in the healthcare or insurance industry.
Must be able to demonstrate organizational skills, ability to grasp and understand complex concepts relating to regulations and their application to the System’s organizational structure.
Special Demands
Must demonstrate a clear understanding of core business structures, systems, practices, trends, and technologies within the healthcare industry and of those at SRHS. Must be proficient with a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation software (i.e., MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Must possess the ability to work independently with little supervision and seek guidance as needed to clarify assignments or request more information. Must demonstrate collaborative team-oriented skills. Works requires the individual to be resourceful, results-oriented, strategic, and service- committed.
Must be able to perform administrative contract and data support procedures associated with hospital operations; must have in-depth knowledge of business practices and procedures.
Job requires traveling throughout the SRHS service area ‐ with the employee providing his/her own transportation. Must have a valid driver license. Job may require out of state travel for education purposes.