Credentialing Coordinator

• Department: Credential Verification Operations
• Schedule: Full-Time, Standard Day, 8-hour shift, Fully Remote
• Facility: Ascension Connect LLC

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Coordinate credentialing and re-credentialing application process of health care providers.

• Provide technical and clerical assistance to facilitate effective and efficient operations of the provider credentialing function. Maintain data on credentials of current staff. Track and report performance measures according to credentialing requirements.
• Ensure health care professionals and services meet all established federal and state standards, as well as National Committee for Quality Assurance standards. Verify the professional licensing, training and certifications of professional medical staff. Prepare and maintain reports of credentialing activities such as accreditation, membership or facility privileges.
• Coordinate medical staff appointments. Process applications and various licensing and certification. Responsible for preparing, organizing, implementing and managing the provider credentialing process. Coordinate communication of information between staff departments and administration.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation standards and legal requirements related to the medical staff.
• Contact medical office staff, licensing agencies, and insurance carriers to complete credentialing and re-credentialing applications.

Requirements

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

Additional Preferences

Additional Preferences

• Experienced in credentialing software (preferably MD Staff), ability to use Excel proficiently.
• Strong skill-sets to focus on details of data and enter accurately.
• Majority of day is utilizing software and inputting data. Must be able to focus on customer service when talking to credentialed practitioners on phone.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

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Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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