Credential Coordinator - Medical Staff Office

Job Details: Job Location: *FMC Main Campus - Lancaster, OH, Position Type: Full Time 1.0, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Travel Percentage: No Driving Required, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Professional Services, For more than a century, Fairfield Medical Center has been a regional healthcare provider who delivers exceptional care to our patients by creating exceptional experiences for our employees.

The driver behind our culture is that we all believe in the value of it, and we hire people into the organization who are also committed to making a difference. Our employees truly go the extra mile to serve our patients and each other.

When you join us, you become part of our team; it is our goal to not only be the best place you will ever work, but the only place you will want to work. Join our team. Make a difference.

Pay Range: $17.94-$29.53 hourly

Job Description:

The Credential Coordinator ensures that practitioners (Physicians, Podiatrists, Dentists, Psychologists, and Advanced Practice Providers) are properly credentialed in order to comply with applicable legal, professional, and regulatory requirements.

Manages the credentialing process for all applicants to the Medical Staff and/or Advanced Practice Provider staff as well as those seeking an extension of their clinical privileges.
Collaborates with managers and directors of other hospital departments to ensure that Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers are only performing procedures for which they are credentialed.
Active participant on Credentials Committee. Coordinates related materials for committee action and prepares report for Medical Executive Committee and Board of Directors for final approval.
Manages Physician and Advanced Practice Providers Peer Review process related to Credentialing and Privileging.
Active participant in process improvement related to Credentialing and Privileging.
Conducts research around credentialing criteria for new procedures and collaborates with Medical Staff leadership in the development of new privileges and clinical programs.
Manages credentialing database including implementation of new programs and updates.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Job Qualifications:

Bachelors degree required.
NAMSS certification preferred.
2 years experience in a hospital setting preferred.
Knowledge of TJC and CMS regulations preferred.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel required.
Maintains a high degree of confidentiality.

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or conditions exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary Work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.