Credentialing Specialist-LCMC

Location Address:

211 Sudderth Dr Ruidoso, NM 88345-6002

Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $0.00 Maximum Offer $0.00 Now Hiring: Credentialing Specialist-LCMC

Summary:

Conducts thorough background investigation on physicians and other providers applying for affiliation with PHS -Albuquerque and regional facilities. This includes reviewing applications for completeness, conducting primary source verification of licensure, education, post-graduate clinical training, board certification, disciplinary actions and other professional sanctions, malpractice history, and peer assessment of current competence. Identifies issues that require additional investigation and/or follow-up. Responsible for collecting and processing reappointments of Medical Staff members and ensuring they are completed within specified time periods. Processes requests for updated privileges, status changes. Maintains a variety of tickler systems to ensure that processing is timely and meets state and federal regulatory requirements and accreditation standards as they apply to Credentialing. Maintains accurate data in the credentialing database which is accessed by multiple business units within the organization

Type of Opportunity: Part time Job Exempt: No Job is based: Lincoln County Medical Center Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Analyze practitioner applications and/or requests to ensure that required documentation/information has been submitted in order to initiate the primary source verification processes Conducts primary source verification of applicants'' education, licensure, professional work history, medical malpractice history for the purpose of determining competency and eligibility to be awarded membership and/or privileges Prepares processed files for review by appropriate members of medical staff leadership, including identification of information that may require additional investigation Utilizes appropriate tracking tools for the purpose of ensuring timely completion of applications Collects/analyzes data from various sources to include with initial and/or reappointment applications. Such data includes but is not limited to focused professional practice evaluations, ongoing professional practice evaluations, and privileging eligibility criteria Process other credentialing requests, as assigned, in accordance with established policies and procedures Responsible for on-boarding and/or orientation of new Medical Staff members, according to established policies and procedures

Qualifications:

High School Diploma. One to three years experience in hospital medical staff or managed care credentialing preferred. Certification or eligibility for certification as a Certified Professional Medical Services Management (CPMSM) or Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) preferred.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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Why work at Presbyterian?

As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

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