consultation with hospital administration , appoint Medical Staff members to appropriate hospital committees or to serve as Medical Staff advisors or liaisons to carry out specific functions ; in consultation with the chair of the Board , appoint the Medical Staff members to appropriate Board committees when those are not designated by position or by specific direction of the Board or otherwise prohibited by state law ; e . support and encourage Medical Staff leadership and participation on interdisciplinary clinical performance improvement activities ;
f . report to the Board the MEC ’ s recommendations concerning appointment , reappointment , delineation of clinical privileges or specified services , and corrective action with respect to practitioners who are applying for appointment or privileges , or who are granted privileges or providing services in the hospital ; g .
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i . continuously evaluate and periodically report to the hospital , MEC , and the Board regarding the effectiveness of the credentialing and privileging processes ;
review and enforce compliance with standards of ethical conduct and professional demeanor among the practitioners on the Medical Staff in their relations with each other , the Board , hospital management , other professional and support staff , and the community the hospital serves ;
communicate and represent the opinions and concerns of the Medical Staff and its individual members on organizational and individual matters affecting hospital operations to hospital administration , the MEC , and the Board ;
j . attend Board meetings and Board committee meetings as invited by the Board ; k .
l . ensure that the decisions of the Board are communicated and carried out within the Medical Staff ; and
perform such other duties , and exercise such authority commensurate with the office as are set forth in these Bylaws .
4.6.2 Vice Chief of Staff : In the absence of the Chief of Staff , the Vice Chief of Staff shall assume all the duties and have the authority of the Chief of Staff . The Vice Chief of Staff shall serve as a member and may chair the Credentials Committee . He / she shall perform such further duties to assist the Chief of Staff as the Chief of Staff may request from time to time .
4.6.3 Immediate Past Chief of Staff : This officer will serve as a consultant to the Chief of Staff and Vice Chief of Staff . He / she shall perform such further duties to assist the Chief of Staff as the Chief of Staff may request from time to time .
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