Medical Staff Coordinator

EvergreenHealth; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Free parking

Commuter benefits

Job summary

EvergreenHealth in Kirkland and Monroe is seeking a Credentialing Specialist to manage the initial credentialing and privileging process for the Medical Staff and Allied Health Professionals. You will maintain credentialing databases and support Medical Staff Committees.

Responsibilities include processing membership and privilege requests, entering data, generating reports, monitoring license and credentialing expirations, and coordinating with practitioners, administrators and staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent mix of education/experience.
• 5 years general office experience.
• Strong analytical and statistical abilities.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Highly organized with acute attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Processes requests for medical staff membership and privileges for initial appointment and reappointment.
• Maintains credentialing and privileging database information, performs data entry, and produces reports.
• Assists with preparation of reports and queries (credentialing, privileging, proctoring, status and privilege changes).
• Monitors provider information that involves expiration dates (medical license, DEA, malpractice).
• Processes applications for medical students, residents, allied health students, and observers for rotations.
• Serves as contact for Medical Staff and committees, including agendas and minutes follow-up.
• Works with Practitioners, Administrators, hospital staff, payers and other entities.
• Monitors FPPE-I and Proctoring.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independence

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Credentialing software

Job description

Wage Range: $27.45 - $43.92 per hour

Posted wage ranges represent the entire range from minimum to maximum. For jobs with more than one level, the posted range reflects the minimum of the lowest level and the maximum of the highest level. Some positions also offer additional premiums based on shift, certifications or degrees. Job offers are determined based on a candidate's years of relevant experience, level of education and internal equity.

This position will work at both our Kirkland and Monroe locations.

Job Summary

Maintains the initial application and reappointment process for the credentialing and privileging of the Medical Staff and the Allied Health Professionals (AHPs). Accurately maintains credentialing and privileging database information. Provides support for various Medical Staff Committees.

Primary Duties

1. Processes requests from employed and non-employed providers for medical staff membership and privileges for both initial appointment to the medical staff and reappointment per the Medical Staff Bylaws and Joint Commission standards.
2. Accurately maintains credentialing and privileging database information, performs database entry, and produces reports from database information upon request.
3. Assists with the preparation of various reports and queries (e.g. credentialing, privileging, proctoring, status and privilege changes and committee reports).
4. Monitors provider information that involves an expiration date including medical license, DEA, and malpractice insurance.
5. Processes applications for medical students, residents, allied health professional students and observers to enable them to perform rotations at EvergreenHealth.
6. Serves as contact and support for Medical Staff and their committees, including agenda preparation, recording of minutes and meeting follow-up.
7. Works collaboratively with Practitioners, Administrators, hospital staff, payers and staff from other entities.
8. Monitors and processes Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE-I) and Proctoring.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

License, Certification, Education or Experience:

REQUIRED for the position:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• 5 years of general office experience
• Strong analytical skills and statistical ability essential.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must be highly organized and possess acute attention to detail.

DESIRED for the position:

• Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) or Certified Professional Medical Staff Manager (CPMSM)
• 3 years medical staff office experience
• MD-Staff credentialing software experience

Benefit Information:

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At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• On-demand virtual health care
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Paid Time Off/Vacation
• Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
• Paid holidays
• Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
• Voluntary identity theft protection
• Voluntary legal insurance
• Pay in lieu of benefits premium program
• Free parking
• Commuter benefits

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