Credentialing Specialist

<p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Rural Physicians Group is an expansive physician network of rural-focused hospitalist, surgicalist and APPs that are passionate about helping rural hospitals meet the needs of the communities we serve.  By working with Rural Physicians Group, our hospital partners receive full-time dedicated providers on site, filling a critical void in care coverage and allowing for better patient outcomes.  Better outcomes lead to expanded inpatient services. Expanded inpatient services revitalize the hospital.  And a revitalized hospital improves the entire community.</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">RPG’s mission is, “Bringing rural hospitals and providers together to enhance the care of their community.”</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">We are currently seeking a full time Credentialing Specialist to help us with this mission. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Summary</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Responsible for leading, coordinating, monitoring, and maintaining the credentialing and re-credentialing. Facilitates all aspects of Rural Physicians Group credentialing, including initial appointment, reappointment, expirables process, as well as clinical privileging for Medical Staff, Allied Health Professionals, and all other providers outlined in the contracted hospital client’s Medical Staff Bylaws, policies, or related contracts. Ensures interpretation and compliance with the appropriate accrediting and regulatory agencies, while developing and maintaining a working knowledge of the statues and laws relating to credentialing. Responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the credentialing database system and related applications. Works under the supervision of the Director of Credentialing.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Credentialing:</span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Leads, coordinates, drafts and monitors the review and analysis of practitioner applications and accompanying documents, ensuring applicant eligibility.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Responsible for tracking and ensuring timely completion of all reappointments for each physician at each facility.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Scrutinize provider applications and CVs for completion, consistency and accuracy. Quickly identify any discrepancies, gaps of employment and other challenges that could negatively impact our ability to credential a provider.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Conducts thorough background investigation, research and primary source verification of all components of the application file by mailing, faxing, emailing or calling hospitals, licensing boards, medical schools, etc.in order to obtain verifications, references and other pertinent data from appropriate sources in a timely manner.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Identifies issues that require additional investigation and evaluation, validates discrepancies and ensures appropriate follow up.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Prepares applications for hospital privileges and medical malpractice insurance for completion and ensures timely and accurate submission to hospitals for each physician and allied health professional as it relates to each contracted hospital client ensuring file completion within time periods specified.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Process, obtain and maintain malpractice insurance for each facility including verifications and claims history as required</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Prepare/process applications for State Controlled Substances, DEA Applications and changes and enrollments with Prescription monitoring programs as needed.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Processes requests for privileges, ensuring compliance with criteria outlined in clinical privilege descriptions.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Responds to inquiries from other healthcare organizations, interfaces with internal and external customers on day-to-day credentialing and privileging issues as they arise.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Assists with managed care delegated credentialing audits; conducts internal file audits.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Works closely with the physicians billing company and provides documentation and assistance as needed.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Utilizes the MDStaff credentialing database, optimizing efficiency, and performs query, report and document generation; submits and retrieves National Practitioner Database reports in accordance with Health Care Quality Improvement Act.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Conducts compliance and sanctions monitoring. Notifying the Director of Credentialing of negative findings immediately.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Monitors the initial, reappointment and expirables process for all medical staff, Allied Health Professional staff, ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies (Joint Commission, NCQA, URAC, CMS, federal and state), as well as Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, policies and procedures of contracted hospitals.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Monitor and report on the credentialing progress of each physician.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Work closely with contracted physicians, the hospital’s Medical Staff Services department, and any 3rd party groups in order to follow up on outstanding items needed to complete files in a timely manner to ensure that we meet applicable committee meeting dates and targeted start dates.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Respond timely to all requests from Physicians, Clients or their Medical Staff Services departments.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Minimum Job Requirements:</span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 16px">Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16px">High school diploma or GED; at least 4 years of experience with 2 years directly related to hospital medical staff or physician credentialing.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16px">NAMSS Certification as a Certified Professional Medical Services Manager (CPMSM) or Certified Provider Credentials Specialist (CPCS) preferred.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Possess the knowledge, as well as the following skills and abilities or be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skills and abilities.</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 16px">Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate and discuss information in a professional and sensitive manner.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16px">Strong organizational, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px">Benefits:</span></span></p> <ul> <li>Competitive salary</li> <li>Incentivized bonus plan</li> <li>Ability to work remotely from home </li> <li>Three weeks of paid time off, accrual starting first day</li> <li>Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans</li> <li>401(k) with company match</li> <li>Health Savings Account</li> <li>Basic Life Insurance coverage</li> <li>Cell Phone Allowance<br></li> </ul>

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