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Job Title:SP - Credentialing Coordinator/Admin Program Coordinator

Department:80261-Medical Staff Services

Location:Farmington

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Search #:2024-555

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Recruiter:Manson, Kia

At UConn Health the Medical Staff Services Office seeks to hire a full time temporary, Special Payroll Credentialing Coordinator. This class is accountable for processing initial appointment and reappointment applications for medical staff membership and privileges for JDH and UMG practitioners.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

May lead/supervise lower level employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Conducting primary source verification of medical education, graduate medical education, other training, clinical competence, past hospital affiliations, licenses and controlled drug registrations, specialty-board certification, as well as involvement in malpractice suits, disciplinary actions, and government sanctions or exclusions. Assesses a practitioner's education and training against the requested privileges. Meets with Service Chiefs to review applications. Loads and maintains credentials data base. Works with applicants to request additional information or to clarify issues. Coordinates Focused Review (FPPE) process and may participate in parts of the Ongoing Reviews (OPPE). Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

Knowledge of applicable program rules and regulations; knowledge of business math; considerable

knowledge of proper grammar, punctuation and spelling; considerable knowledge of business

communications; knowledge of medical/technical terminology; considerable knowledge of office

procedures; oral and written communications skills; considerable interpersonal skills; data

management skills; ability to schedule and prioritize work; some supervisory ability.

EXPERIENCE & TRAINING:

General Experience:

Six (6) years relevant administrative experience related to processing initial appointment and reappointment applications.

SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of relevant experience may be substituted to the general

Experience.

SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Must have experience in hospital credentialing and primary source verification including queries in the following systems:

AMA Profile Service, Certifacts, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and Office of Inspector General (OIG).

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Prior experience as a hospital or health system Medical Staff Office Coordinator.

Experience using EchoCredentialing credentials database

CPCS certification.

Schedule: Full time; 40 hour work week, Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 4 pm 30 min unpaid meal break.

Hourly Rate: $34.26

Duration: TBD

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

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