Contract Lifecycle Auditor/ Trainer

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Role Purpose

The Contract Auditor/Trainer will serve two roles: educating and training BJC employees on BJC’s Contract Management policies and systems and validating that team members have completed the required due diligence when executing a contract. Training will include in-person and virtual training on policies and how to use BJC’s contract management system. Validating that contract due diligence has been performed will include auditing approximately 200 contracts/month, identifying clerical and critical errors, documenting, and communicating those errors to the contract owner, and following up on needed corrections.

Responsibilities

• Review of executed contracts daily to confirm Sourcing team members properly entered contract data into BJC’s Contract Management System. This includes reading contracts to validate commencement date, termination date, renewal option, termination rights, termination notice days, contract paper type, party names, contract type, etc.
• Review of executed contracts daily to confirm compliance with BJC’s contract management policy and that Sourcing team members completed all required due diligence when executing contracts. This includes confirming Sourcing team members properly assessed the Legal risk of a contract; properly determined if any supporting contracts are required; obtained necessary departmental approvals, obtained adequate proof of insurance and certificates of good standing, etc.
• Generation of performance reports on a weekly/monthly basis documenting Sourcing compliance to policy/processes and following up with Sourcing team members to correct errors Auditor/Trainer cannot resolve.
• Training HSO and Shared Service employees on the requirements of BJC’s contract management policy, and training Supply Chain, HSO, and Shared Service employees on how to use BJC’s contract management system (searching and workflow functionality).
• Assisting with the management of Contract Lifecycle Management email inbox as needed including loading executed contracts into BJC’s management system, responding to contract inquiries, etc., and developing and creating reports in BJC’s Contract Management system. Excel proficiency required.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 5-10 years

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

• Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer