Credentialing Data Support Specialist

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada seeks a credentialing data specialist to maintain provider credentialing data and databases, supporting downstream processes, applications, and reports. The role focuses on designing, maintaining, and producing ad-hoc and ongoing reports to ensure data accuracy and regulatory compliance.

The position requires equivalent to two years of college in business administration and three years of medical staff credentialing experience, with strong knowledge

Qualifications

• Knowledge of accreditation and regulatory requirements
• Ability to analyze data to solve problems
• Understanding of workflows and process improvements
• Knowledge of patient rights and safety practices
• Familiarity with payroll and personnel document review
• Proficiency with computer applications and reporting tools

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrity of credentialing data and databases to support downstream processes
• Design, maintain, and produce ad-hoc and ongoing reports

Skills

Accreditation compliance

Process improvement

Patient rights

Data analysis

Safety principles

Computer applications

Business arithmetic

Record keeping

Payroll/document review

Emergency response procedures

Infection control

Hazardous materials handling

Financial office support

Learning new technologies

Policies and procedures reading

Customer service techniques

Independent judgement

Critical thinking

Project management

Workflow understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation accuracy

Report writing

Computer literacy

Effective communication

Education

Two years of college-level coursework in business administration

Three years of medical staff credentialing experience

Job description

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. UMC is home to Nevada's ONLYNonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRSTand ONLYMagnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

Position Summary

Maintains the integrity of the provider credentialing data and databases that will further support downstream processes, applications, and reports. Responsible for designing, maintaining and producing both ad-hoc and ongoing reports.

Education/Experience

Equivalent to two (2) years of college-level course work in business administration AND three (3) years of medical staff credentialing experience.

Licensing/Certification Requirements

None required.

Knowledge of

• The process and adherence to accreditation and regulatory requirements
• workflows and process improvement
• patient rights
• data structures and ability to analyze data to solve problems
• department and hospital safety principles and practices
• computer applications related to the work assigned
• business arithmetic
• record keeping principles and practices
• practices of reviewing payroll and personnel documents for completeness and accuracy
• department and hospital safety practice and procedures
• patient rights
• age specific patient care practices
• infection control policies and practices
• handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials
• department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures

Skill in

• Performing technical, specialized, complex or difficult financial office support duties
• learning new technologies and understanding how to utilize and integrate them
• reading and explaining rules, policies and procedures
• applying customer service techniques
• using initiative and independent judgement within established procedural guidelines
• critical thinking and problem resolution
• managing projects from start to finish
• understanding workflows and process improvements
• working with leaders to implement workflow changes
• prioritizing a wide variety of tasks and managing high-level escalations
• maintaining accurate records and preparing accurate and timely reports
• writing reports
• using computers and related software applications
• communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds
• establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties
• efficient, effective and safe use of equipment

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.