Medical Staff Credential Coord

CommonSpirit Health; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center seeks a Medical Staff Coordinator to provide essential administrative support to the Medical Staff Office, handling credentialing cycles, verifications, and file management to sustain compliance and high-quality care.

You will assist Medical Staff Committees with materials, minutes, and communications, maintain the medical staff database, and act as a confidential resource for credentialing operations across departments.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent course/experience at hire.
• Minimum two years' Medical Staff Services experience including credentialing.
• Fire Safety training within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Credentialing of new applicants/re-applicants, processing applications, and follow-ups for appointments/reappointments.
• Manage credentialing cycles (applications, verification, files) and data entry for the medical staff database.
• Support Medical Staff Committees with materials, minutes, and communications.
• Provide clerical support in the centralized credentialing office (phones, photocopying, mail, etc.).
• Oversee and maintain documentation for continuous credentialing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Credentialing knowledge

Organizational skills

Education

Associates degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Medical Staff Coordinator, you'll provide vital administrative support to the Medical Staff Office, managing efficient credentialing, privileging, and re-credentialing processes, thereby maintaining compliance and supporting quality care.

Every day, you will manage credentialing cycles (applications, verification, files) and support Medical Staff Committees (materials, minutes, communication). You'll ensure regulatory compliance, maintain the medical staff database, and serve as a resource.

To succeed, you need meticulous attention to detail, strong organization, deep understanding of credentialing, excellent communication, and a commitment to confidentiality and compliance.

• Credentialing - Performs the credentialing of new applicants/re-applicants, which would include such tasks as processing the applications, following up with letters of appointment/reappointment, identification of problem issues, as requested.
• Processes Provisional Evaluations in accordance with policies.
• Completes applications, reapplications, and provisional evaluations within required time frames.
• Data Entry - Ensures the timeliness and accuracy of the medical staff database.
• Clerical Support - Shared responsibility for the traditional clerical functions of the centralized credentialing office, which include: phones, photocopying, opening and distributing mail, etc.
• Oversees and maintains documentation for continuous credentialing purposes.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Other Medical Staff Science or equivalent courses or or equivalent courses, training and experience, upon hire and
• minimum of two years' experience in Medical Staff Services, including credentialing functions
• Fire Safety, within 90 Days and

Preferred

• Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist, upon hire or
• Prof Medical Services Manager, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1955, Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care and women’s health. It is the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley.

Additionally, Northridge Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and has been recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

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