Credentialing Coordinator

Johns Hopkins Medicine•Columbia, MD

4d•$21 - $34

About The Position

Join an amazing global healthcare organization! Excellent compensation package! Awesome benefits, including dependent tuition reimbursement! Position Summary: Responsible for coordinating the credentialing process for multiple assigned clinical areas in accordance with Medical Staff Administration procedures. HCGH Medical Staff Bylaws and guidelines of Howard County General Hospital, its affiliated entities, and The Joint Commission (TJC). Supports re-accreditation by TJC, health insurance agencies, and state and federal licensing bodies through internal and external auditing practices to show conformity to compliance standards and regulations. Applies accreditation standards to files to ensure patient safety through identification, investigation, and review of inconsistencies, omissions, and/or errors of information identified in the credentialing process. Minimizes processing time to quickly appoint clinical staff to the hospital for optimal revenue generation, and to provide the highest quality service to patients, clinical departments, and Howard County General Hospital.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
A minimum of one year’s experience with hospital-based credentialing, medical office settings, or in progressively more responsible positions in complex business/administrative office settings, including interacting with professionals, such as physicians, teachers, faculty, nurses etc., is preferred
Knowledge of medical staff services principles, methods, and procedures, as well as administrative office management.
Comprehensive understanding of credentialing policies and procedures
Training program requirements as established by the Hospital and School of Medicine.
Accreditation and regulatory requirements relating to the medical staff, with a focus on credentialing.
Understanding of the Hospital’s credentialing policies and procedures as they relate to professional liability coverage.
Possesses excellent organizational skills and ability to manage demanding workload; self-motivated; able to carry out responsibilities with minimum supervision.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, handling situations that require independent judgment.
Demonstrated ability to manage specialized electronic database, run reports, and analyze data.
Demonstrated excellent command of English - spoken, written, and read.
Demonstrated ability to interact with diverse groups of people within the Health System and with outside agencies.
Possesses the analytical skills necessary to obtain correct information provided on physician and allied health applications.
Ability to focus on tasks regardless of distractions.
Requires the ability to pay meticulous attention to detail and to respond to requests for information.
Adheres to professional confidentiality standards in accordance with legal, ethical, and departmental policies.
Handles sensitive and confidential situations/information with a high degree of tact and diplomacy.
Exhibits excellent interpersonal skills, including those required for customer service.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in fields such as healthcare, business, English, or communications; experience in healthcare settings is a plus
CPMSM, CPCS, or CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinating the credentialing process for multiple assigned clinical areas
Supporting re-accreditation by TJC, health insurance agencies, and state and federal licensing bodies through internal and external auditing practices
Applying accreditation standards to files to ensure patient safety through identification, investigation, and review of inconsistencies, omissions, and/or errors of information identified in the credentialing process
Minimizing processing time to quickly appoint clinical staff to the hospital for optimal revenue generation
Providing the highest quality service to patients, clinical departments, and Howard County General Hospital