What are the responsibilities and job description for the Provider Credentialing and Enrollment Coordinator position at Jefferson Health?
Job Details
Responsible for the credentialing and enrollment of Jefferson Medical Group (JMG) physicians with contracted commercial and government payers. Works with assigned department staff to ensuring required documentation is obtained and complete for a smooth enrollment process.
Responsibilities
Job Description
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Primary Location Address
1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Responsible for the credentialing and enrollment of Jefferson Medical Group (JMG) physicians with contracted commercial and government payers. Works with assigned department staff to ensuring required documentation is obtained and complete for a smooth enrollment process.
Responsibilities
Job Description
- Prepare initial and recredentialing plan applications for non-delegated and auxiliary providers for the Jefferson Medial Group (JMG) Physicians, as well as other physicians that contract with JMG.
- Follow up and track provider applications submitted to payers. Connect payers regarding status of applications and document/update the credentialing/enrollment database with status.
- Process changes and terminations from departments and practices timely
- Investigate provider claim holds, and submit request to release hold once confirmation of payer set up is received.
- Assist the Delegated Credentialing team with Primary Source Verification for submission to the Jeffcare Committee meeting for approval.
- Update credentialing and enrollment database. Maintain the integreity of physician and practice information in JMG physician enrollment database and outside credentialing databases.
- HS Diploma required.
- Minimum one year experience working in a managed care setting.
- Understanding of National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and Managed Care Plans.
- Associates Degree or higher preferred.
- Prior credentialing / enrollment experience.
- Experience in obtaining primary source verification of credentials.
- Working knowledge of credentialing/enrollment systems (i.e. Cactus)
- Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS)
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Primary Location Address
1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
