Credentials Coordinator

UChicago Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Credentials Coordinator at UChicago Medicine ensures credentialing for physicians and other eligible medical professionals within the Medical Staff Office, supporting appointments and clinical privileges. Responsibilities include processing applications for appointment and reappointment, verifying licensure and malpractice coverage, and maintaining confidential credentialing records with accuracy and discretion.

Knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS, NCQA, DNV, and state standards is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in credentialing.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS, NCQA, DNV, and IL/IN regulatory standards.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent communication and confidential handling of information.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Process medical staff applications for appointment and reappointment.
• Ensure applications are processed and reviewed in a timely fashion.
• Verify accuracy of licensure, malpractice insurance, and other proofs.
• Evaluate past clinical training and affiliations with high-risk exposure considerations.
• Maintain a confidential credentialing records process.

Skills

Medical staff administration

Credentialing principles

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Access

Job description

Job Description

JointheUniversity of Chicago Medicineas a Credentials Coordinator.

The Credentials Coordinator position at UChicago Medicine is part of the Medical Staff Office. Its primary responsibility is to ensure that physicians and other eligible medical professionals are properly credentialed, evaluated, and approved for medical staff appointments and clinical privileges.

Essential Job Functions

• Process medical staff applications for appointment and reappointment.
• Ensure applications are processed and reviewed in a timely fashion.
• Verifying and analyzing the accuracy and completeness of the application and proof of current licensure, malpractice insurance coverage, etc.
• Verify and evaluate past clinical training, present and past hospital medical staff affiliations and clinical privileges which have the potential for high risk exposure for the Medical Center
• Ensure a confidential credentialing records process including paper files, data bases and communications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Other Work Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field
• Knowledge of medical staff administration and credentialing principles normally acquired through 3-5 years’ experience in the field.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission, DNV, NCQA, CMS, State of Illinois and State of Indiana Regulatory Standards
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Initiative, experience in decision-making, detail oriented and independent work habits. Must be able to handle a variety of problems and situations, often of an extremely confidential or urgent nature
• Excellent PC skills, including internet and database (Access preferred) experience
• Must be organized and able to handle multiple priorities and consistently meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with physicians and department staffs and other customers

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time, 1.0 FTE
• Shift: Rotational
• Unit/Department: UCMC MSO
• CBA Code: Non-Union