Medical Staff Credentials Coordinator, Dignity Health Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz, CA

Posted on July 14th, 2016

JOB SUMMARY

Located in Santa Cruz, California, Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 288-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. Santa Cruz is the quintessential beach town. Here, you enjoy life among the most beautiful coastal beaches and redwood forests of California.

The Medical Staff Credentials Coordinator supports the goals of the Organization and the Medical Staff Services Department by ensuring quality patient care through appropriate credentialing of Physicians and Allied Health Professionals. This position works under the direct supervision of the Manager of Medical Staff Services.

DUTIES INCLUDE
• Process medical staff and allied health professional applications and re-applications in accordance with hospital credentialing standards. Initiates, coordinates and monitors the review and analysis of practitioner applications and accompanying documents by conducting thorough primary source verification of all components of the application file. Identifies issues that require additional investigation and evaluation; validates discrepancies and ensures appropriate follow up.
• Processes requests for privileges, ensuring compliance with criteria outlined in clinical privilege descriptions.
• Prepares credentials file for presentation to Service Chiefs, Department Chairs and Medical Staff Committees, ensuring file completion within specified time periods.
• Maintains credentials files and physicians’ database.
• Coordinates MS CME activities to include meeting notices, meeting preparation and flow of information.
• Composes correspondence, memos, forms, reports, etc.
• Responds to inquiries in a timely manner and collaborates with internal and external customers.
• Assists with proctoring and observation process.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
Dominican Hospital is currently looking for an experienced Credentials Coordinator with the following qualifications:

• Experience, education and understanding of the physician and allied health credentialing and re-credentialing process.
• High level of interpersonal communication skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Knowledge of TJC and CMS accreditation standards.
• Database management skills including querying, reporting, and document generation.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

*CPCS certification is preferred.

To Apply For This Position: Visit our website www.dignityhealth.org

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