Senior Medical Staff Credentialing Coordinator

CommonSpirit Health; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center is seeking a Credentialing Specialist to understand and apply Medical Staff Bylaws and regulatory requirements, coordinating credentialing activities and maintaining physician data.

You will liaise with hospital leadership and the Centralized Verification Office to ensure timely onboarding and compliance. The role requires reviewing primary source documentation, facilitating education/training, and escalating any quality concerns.

Qualifications

• Experience in medical staff services or credentialing is required.
• Certification CPCS and/or CPMSM preferred.
• Strong knowledge of state and federal credentialing standards.

Responsibilities

• Understand, analyze, and apply Medical Staff Bylaws, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards to credentialing.
• Coordinate credentialing activities, data entry, and physician database maintenance to support onboarding.
• Serve as liaison between practitioners, hospital, and CVO during credentialing.
• Analyze facility Medical Staff Bylaws to assure compliance.
• Coordinate collection of primary source information and verify credentials for initial appointment and reappointment.
• Process applications per legal, regulatory, and facility standards and track information flow.
• Review documentation for qualifications, assign education/training as required, and flag concerns.
• Prepare credentialing summaries for review and decision-making.
• Support CME credits tracking and state licensing requirements.
• Mentor colleagues and participate in best-practice development.
• Conduct audits and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support committees and leadership meetings and maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Credentialing

Data entry

Regulatory compliance

Liaison

Audits

Education

CPCS/CPMSM certification

Associates degree

Job description

St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center is seeking a Credentialing Specialist to understand and apply Medical Staff Bylaws and regulatory requirements, coordinating credentialing activities and maintaining physician data.

You will liaise with hospital leadership and the Centralized Verification Office to ensure timely onboarding and compliance. The role requires reviewing primary source documentation, facilitating education/training, and escalating any quality concerns.