What are the responsibilities and job description for the Credentialing Specialist position at Southern California Spine?
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Credentialing Specialist
Our company is hiring for a credentialing specialist as a part time contractor . To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for credentialing specialist
- Participating in the development and implementation of credentialing processes and procedures
- Credentialing of physicians and allied health professionals
- Collecting and maintaining an accurate practitioner database and analyzing verifications
- Credentialing physicians and allied health professionals
- Collecting and maintaining an accurate practitioner database
- Credential Provider through PECOS, MEDICARE, and variety of insurance payers.
- Manage and Maintain Provider CAQH
- Correct payments or denials if necessary and appropriate, in accordance with claim adjudication guidelines
- Diffuse irate callers by attentive listening, maintaining a professional tone, and acknowledging their concerns by paraphrasing
- Exercise good judgment, interpret medical claim data and contracts, and remain knowledgeable in related company policies and procedures
- Maintain teamwork, customer service production and quality standards to assure timely, efficient and accurate call resolution
- Maintaining compliance with regulatory and accrediting bodies
Qualifications for credentialing specialist
- Analyzing verifications
- Establishing and maintaining a system for timely processing of credentialing and re-credentialing files in accordance with the company, CMS and NCQA policies
- Ensuring that providers/HDOs on the company's participating panel are in compliance with the company policies and NCQA and state and federal regulatory standards
- Maintaining current knowledge of NCQA, State and Federal requirements
- Performing data entry in and maintaining currency of the database for tracking practitioner / HDO credentialing and re-credentialing information
- Initiating and conducting primary source verification of provider credentials
Licensing or Certifications for Credentialing Coordinator
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPCS, CPMSM, NAMSS, GOLD, ECFMG, DEA, BEP/WBE/MBE, NEMT, CPMSC, CMSC
Education for Credentialing Coordinator
Some education preferred, Collage and Associate Degree in Education, Associates, General Education, Medical, Business, Healthcare, Health, High School Education, Health Care, Health Administration
Skills for Credentialing Coordinator
Desired skills for credentialing coordinator include:
Medical terminology
Statutes and laws relating to credentialing
NCQA
Microsoft Office
Accreditation and certification procedures
Practitioner credentialing and primary source verification of medical/dental licensure
Privileging
Related credentialing
Requirements and hospital operations
Title 22
Performing other related tasks as directed by the Associate Executive Director of Quality Management, the Credentialing Director and the Credentialing Team Lead
Perform primary source verification on required elements
Complete data entry and upkeep of provider information in the credentialing database
