Medical Staff Coordinator

UCHealth; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO & leave

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

UCHealth is seeking a Credentialing Specialist to join the Medical Staff Office in Aurora, CO. The role oversees the credentialing and privileging process for medical staff and allied health professionals, including initial appointments, reappointments, and changes in privileges, with collaboration across applicants and committees.

The position is hybrid, full-time, paid hourly between $25.80 and $38.70, and dependent on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum Required Education: High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum Experience: 2 years of related experience.
• Preferred: CPCS or CPMSM or CPES by NAMSS.

Responsibilities

• Performs credentialing and privileging for medical staff and allied health professionals, including initial and reappointment applications.
• Reviews files for licensure, practice restrictions, and malpractice histories to determine eligibility for privileges.
• Produces reports and communicates recommendations to medical staff committees and governing boards.
• Maintains credentialing database, documents board action, and ensures compliance with accreditation standards.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Location: UCHealth Leprino Building AMC - Aurora, CO

Department: Medical Staff Office

Work Schedule: Full Time, 40.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days

Pay: $25.80 - $38.70 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

This position is hybrid

Summary

Supports the medical staff governance structure and activities. Coordinates, monitors and performs the clinical privileging process for initial appointments, temporary privileges, additional privileges, reappointments, and other credentialing instances of medical staff and allied health professionals.

Responsibilities

Performs credentialing and privileging functions for medical staff and allied health professionals to include comprehensive file review for initial and reappointment applications, change in staff status and increases in privileges to ensure applicants/current providers meet the qualifications for medical staff membership, clinical privileges, or scope of practice. Works collaboratively with applicants and delegates to ensure all elements are obtained. Reports credentialing/privileging recommendations to medical staff committees and governing boards for approval.

Maintains credentialing database after board meetings to include data entry, sending board letters, publishing privileges. Performs critical review of case logs/activity to confirm request for clinical privileges is appropriate.

Maintains files on medical staff and allied health professionals including information related to licensure or clinical practice disciplinary actions, clinical practice restrictions, and medical malpractice suits, judgments and settlement, collegial interventions, etc. Provides requested reports as directed.

Maintains current knowledge of and compliance with medical staff accreditation standards with applicable regulatory agencies and licensing standards and participates in various accreditation surveys. Participates in the development and implementation of medical staff services related policies, procedures and onboarding new providers.

Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements

• Minimum Required Education: High School diploma or GED.
• Required Licensure/Certification: None required. Preferred: Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) or Certified Professional Medical Staff Management (CPMSM) or Certified Provider Enrollment Specialist (CPES) by the National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS).

Minimum Experience: 2 years of related experience.

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UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *

Recognition

• Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.
• Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
• Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free Care.com membership.
• Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
• Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.

Retirement and savings

• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
• Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

• UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
• Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
• Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
• Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.

*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.

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UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

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