Credentialing Coordinator - Medical Staff Office - FT - Day

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

14d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Credentialing Coordinator will assist in ensuring patient safety throughout Stormont Vail Health. This position works with the Medical Staff and Administration ensuring Stormont Vail Health (SVH), SVH Bylaws and other regulations are met through the medical staff and organizational processes. The Credentialing Coordinator is responsible for communicating information to the Credentialing Specialist, Director, Medical Staff and others as appropriate.

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED Required
3 years Experience with Microsoft office products including but not limited to; Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Required
3 years Clerical experience. Required
Confidentiality, Foster team cohesiveness and collaboration & Professional Ethics.
Able to build relationships.
Ability to ask questions and to follow instructions/directions.
Able to follow medical staff bylaws, policies and procedures.
Able to be flexible and adaptive to time lines and situations.
Ability to analytically think.
Ability to perform clinical competence evaluations.
Knowledge of change or database management.

Nice To Haves

Associate's Degree Preferred
2 years Prior health care industry experience. Preferred
1 year MD-Staff, MD-Stat experience. Preferred
Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist - NAMSS CPCS or CPMSM. Preferred

Responsibilities

CONDUCTS, PARTICIPATES IN, AND MAINTAINS PRIMARY SOURCE VERIFICATION: Perform outreach to primary sources for practitioners’ information.
Obtain and evaluate information from primary sources.
Perform detailed and thorough review of applications, primary source verifications, and sources provided.
Recognize potential discrepancies and adverse information, and independently investigate and validate information from primary source verifications, or other sources.
Verify and document expireables using acceptable verification sources to ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards.
Serve as main point of contact for external queries regarding practitioners’ status, providing responses in a timely matter.
Complete evaluation of application to determine applicant’s initial eligibility for membership/participation.
Review application and supporting documents for completeness.
Serve as main point of contact for practitioner during application process, providing timely updates and additional information as requested.
Determine applicant’s initial eligibility for membership/participation based on approved criteria.
Compile, evaluate, and present the practitioner-specific data collected for review by one or more decision-making bodies.
Perform initial or reappointment/re-credentialing for eligible practitioners.
Process requests for privileges.
Conduct, participate in, and maintain credentialing verification organization (CVO) Uniformly apply clearly defined credentialing or privileging processes to all practitioners/providers.
Evaluate credentialing/privileging requests and evidence of education, training, and experience to determine eligibility for requested application, privileges and/or membership.
Obtain and assess information from various referral sources.
Recognize, investigate, and validate discrepancies and adverse information obtained.
Communicates findings and/or resulting actions to Credentialing Specialist, Director, Medical Staff and department peers as appropriate/policy.
Compile practitioner sanctions, complaints, and adverse data to ensure compliance.
Demonstrate an understanding of state and regulatory standards.
Demonstrate an understanding of state and regulatory standards in relation to telehealth and credentialing by proxy.
Identify and report to their supervisor adverse actions taken against a practitioner/provider in accordance with applicable law and contractual requirements.
Monitor and/or report sanctions and complaints for all practitioners/providers to supervisor.
Develop informational/educational documents (newsletters, memos) to communicate critical information regarding organizational programs and policies.
Develop and cultivate working relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure appropriate awareness of key issues and decision-making.
Manage, facilitate and maintain continuing medical education records for practitioners/providers.
Securely manage information as the single source of truth by effectively navigating database software and maintaining data integrity.
Use database software for contracting, training, reporting, as well as integrating with other IT systems.
Analyzes and manages data.
Conducts, participates in, and maintains primary source verification, credentialing, privileging, current clinical competency, FPPE and OPPE data and files.
Complies with State and Federal accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, SVH bylaws, department and SVH policies.
Applies all regulations and policies to credentialing duties as necessary.
Facilitates Medical Staff Functions to include but is not limited to meeting preparation, attendance, transcription of minutes and all other aspects of meetings.
Maintenance of OPPE, FPPE, expireables to include boards, licenses, protocols, and Emergency Department call schedule.
Participates in Departmental Operations.
Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health
Performs other duties as assigned