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Credentialing Specialist

Memorial Hospital - North Georgia, Ringgold, Georgia

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 158 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

As our Medical Staff Coordinator, you'll provide vital administrative support to the Medical Staff Office, managing efficient credentialing, privileging, and re-credentialing processes, thereby maintaining compliance and supporting quality care.

Every day you will manage credentialing cycles (applications, verification, files) and support Medical Staff Committees (materials, minutes, communication). You'll ensure regulatory compliance, maintain the medical staff database, and serve as a resource.

To succeed, you need meticulous attention to detail, strong organization, deep understanding of credentialing, excellent communication, and a commitment to confidentiality and compliance.

• Provide assistance to CHI physicians, nurse practitioners, and RN's, including scheduling all meetings, handling travel arrangements and coordinating all confidential matters concerning attorney's other physicians, area business and professional leaders, and other projects as approved.
• Ensure that all meetings are on physician calendars, whether CHI related meetings or meetings initiated by outside sources, and send appropriate notifications to scheduling, clinic, and individual physicians.
• Distribute notices for all meetings attended by CHI physicians and/or nurse practitioners. Meetings maintained on physician calendars and NextGen.
• Create and distribute physicians' monthly call schedules, including preliminary schedules and final schedules, keep running documentation log of all time off taken by physicians, weekdays and weekends worked, and maintains a yearly balance of these days among all physicians.
• New Physicians: process applications for state license, DEA, insurance, TPQVO, area hospitals, and insurance plans. Coordinate request for lab coats, signature stamp, office supplies, etc.
• Maintain current DEA certificates and state licenses for all providers.

Job Requirements Required:

• Associates Other
• Minimum of five years medical secretarial experience
• None, upon hire

Preferred:

• two years as a medical staff coordinator

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time.

CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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