What are the responsibilities and job description for the Credentialing Coordinator position at Alumni Healthcare Staffing?
The entry level Credentialing Specialist will be responsible for performing credentialing activities as the core of Alumni Staffing’s reputation to staff highly qualified healthcare professionals. This position entails processing and tracking of credentialing files, including verifying, reviewing information, and additional research as needed. The Credentialing Specialist will serve as a liaison between providers, medical staff offices, clients, human resources and regulatory agencies.
Essential Functions of the Role
- Responsible for the collection of data to efficiently onboard new providers for privileging.
- With gained experience, coordinate with any and all Alumni Staffing clients to collect and process all data necessary for privileging and clearance.
- With gained experience, coordinate the credentialing, re-credentialing and clinical privileging process of new applications and reappointment applications to the medical staff and allied health professionals.
- Responsible for recording and maintaining clinical privileges for physicians and allied health staff members in the database.
- Learns a working knowledge of the medical staff by laws, medical staff rules and regulations, allied health professional policies, as well as other policies and procedures pertaining to credentialing, etc.
- Maintains data integrity of the credentialing and clinical privileging software system. According to established policies and procedures, responsible for the integrity of data.
- Obtains verifications through utilization of verification software/ databases as well as approved verification sites via the Internet.
- Queries National Practitioner Database and other relevant national databases and organizations, conducts reference checks and malpractice review.
- Learns to consult with appropriate licensing and regulatory agencies to obtain, process and finalize provider medical licensing.
- Participates in weekly team meetings, office meetings other meetings as needed.
- Performs other duties as required. Job duties are subject to change as directed by the department.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree
Experience:
- Experience in the field of credentialing and/or health clinic customer service positions preferred
- Knowledge of the healthcare industry
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Database experience
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Good knowledge of medical terminology
- Ability to determine priorities and meet deadlines
- Ability to effectively use computer applications such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, e-mail and database software in performing work assignments
- Must be flexible
- Highly organized
- Excellent Interpersonal skills
- Strong communication skills – written & verbal
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to change
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $48,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Commute:
- Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Bridgewater, NJ 08807: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Salary : $48,000
