Hospital-Based Credentialing Specialist PRN

Job Details

Level: Experienced

Job Location: IDX Coppell TX Site - Coppell, TX

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: High School

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Category: Biotech

Description

About

Inform Diagnostics, a Fulgent Genetics Company is a leading national pathology laboratory, headquartered in Irving, Texas, with additional state-of-the-art laboratories in Boston, New York City, and Phoenix. With unparalleled quality and experience, Inform Diagnostics provides reliable, high-quality diagnostic services in various subspecialties. The company is profoundly impacting patient care, one diagnosis at a time.

Summary

The Hospital-Based Credentialing Specialist is responsible for managing, coordinating, monitoring, and maintaining the credentialing process for new medical staff appointments, and re-appointments of medical staff privileges for the hospital-based AP/CP pathologists at hospital and surgery centers. Included in these activities are the processing of provider applications and re-applications, initial mailing, review, and loading into the database tracking system ensuring high-quality standards are maintained.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit initial medical staff appointment packages to obtain active hospital medical staff privileges.

• Follow Inform DX guidelines and procedures for the credentialing process of obtaining medical staff privileges in a timely fashion.

• Maintain company database of medical staff privileges.

• Maintain database of current copies and electronic files of physician CVs, Texas Standardized credentialing applications, CME for each physician, State medical licenses, NPI numbers, professional liability insurance certificates, etc.

• Keep a calendar of expiring medical staff privileges and notify pathologists sixty (60) days in advance of upcoming deadlines.

• Prepare and submit initial medical staff re-appointment packages to obtain active hospital medical staff privileges.

• Routinely update and maintain database/spreadsheet of all hospital-based pathologists and their active medical staff privileges. Share updated spreadsheets on a monthly basis with physician leadership and administrative leadership over the hospital-based pathology division.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree is preferred.

• Two (2) years of relevant work experience

• Knowledge of commonly used concepts of credentialing and licensing procedures.

• Demonstrated ability to deliver timely and accurate work in a deadline-driven environment.

• Excellent attention to detail, organizational, and time management skills.

• Ability to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) for credentialing

• Proactive, works with a sense of urgency.

• Ability to present a professional demeanor.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically, Word, Excel, Outlook, and general working knowledge of Internet for business use.

• A high degree of human relations skills to interact across multiple facilities at various levels

• Commitment to the successful achievement of team and organizational goals through a desire to participate with and help other members of the team.

• Proficient verbal and written communication skills.

• Willingness to share and receive information and ideas from all levels of the organization.

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.