Medical Staff Credentialing Specialist Full Time

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center; Bradenton (FL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career development

Medical/dental/vision

Paid time off

Job summary

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center seeks a Credentialing Specialist to support initial appointments and reappointments. This full-time, days schedule role works with applicants, liaisons, department chairs, and medical staff leaders to maintain accurate credentials files and the credentialing database, while ensuring alignment with accreditation standards and hospital policies.

The successful candidate will hold at least an associate degree; CPCS certification is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Associate degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• CPCS certification required through National Association Medical Staff Services.
• Minimum of 1-4 years of progressive experience in Medical Staff Services.
• Communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills and customer service skills required.
• MD-Staff credentialing software knowledge preferred.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, strong computer skills and customer service skills required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain credentials files and credentialing database.
• Verify providers for initial appointment and reappointment.
• Interact with applicants, liaisons, department chairs, and medical staff leaders.
• Familiar with medical staff meeting management and minute taking.
• Adhere to accreditation standards.

Skills

Medical Staff Services experience

Excellent communication

Customer service

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

CPCS certification

Tools

MD-Staff credentialing software

Job description

Responsibilities

Job Title: Credentialing Specialist

Status: Full Time

Schedule: Days

*You will be considered for any openings for which you qualify. It is not necessary to apply to multiple positions.*

About Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC)

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center® (LWRMC), located in the heart of the Lakewood Ranch community, has served the people of Lakewood Ranch and surrounding areas since 2004. It is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission and it consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety and patient satisfaction.The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties.Through the years, LWRMC has expanded its offerings to the people of Manatee and Sarasota counties by growing services and updating technologies to better serve the surrounding communities.Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care. If you want to join a team of professionals providing the highest quality of care, look no further than Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

LWRMC offers comprehensive benefits such as:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Job Overview

This position will follow department policies and procedures, collect data for the verification and evaluation of providers applying for initial appointment and reappointment. Individuals in this role interact with applicants, liaisons, department chairs, and medical staff leaders. Through the work performed individuals in this location assist the department in complying with applicable accreditation standards. The individuals in this role are responsible for maintaining accurate and complete credentials files, maintaining credentialing database, identifying potential issues, and adverse information, independently investigating, and validating information. Also, the individual must be familiar with medical staff meeting management and minute taking. Always practices service excellence. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Associate degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• CPCS certification required through National Association Medical Staff Services.
• Minimum of 1-4 years of progressive experience in Medical Staff Services.
• Communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills and customer service skills required
• MD-Staff credentialing software knowledge preferred.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, strong computer skills and customer service skills required

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

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