Medical Staff Credentialing Manager jobs in Pennsylvania

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Under the general direction of the Manager, Medical Staff Credentialing, coordinates the credentialing and re-credentialing of Medical, Dental, Podiatric Staff/Moonlighters/Advanced Practice Professionals and coordinates specific projects.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Meets all standards of the Patient Satisfaction Initiative Criteria in order to make AMH the hospital of choice for patients and employees.

2. Assists medical staff members relative to their relationship to and responsibilities at Abington Memorial Hospital.

3. Working with medical staff president, responsible for agendas and minutes of assigned medical staff meetings.

4. Responsible for completing credential folders for new applicants, attending credential committee meetings and editing credential committee minutes. Prepares credentialing file for new applicants to medical, dental and podiatric staff.

5. Organizes Frobese Day activities and helps coordinate new physician luncheons.

6. Queries National Practitioner Data Bank for new physicians at reappointment as well as for Advanced Practice Professionals.

7. Has overall responsibility for the reappointment process for medical staff on an annual basis, and provisional year appointments.

8. Attends meetings of the following groups: Professional Affairs Committee (AMH Board Committee); Medical Staff meeting and Credentials Committee (interfacing with AMH Trustees). Responsible for minutes of these meetings.

9. In the absence of Office Manager and Secretary III, takes full responsibility for all functions in the Chief of Staffrsquo;s office. Answers phones and performs general receptionist functions.

10. Performs duties as Notary Public for physicians and hospital personnel

11. Performs other related duties as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience: 3-5 years experience in a healthcare organization or experience with a Medical Staff Office.
• Education and Training: High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelorrsquo;s Degree preferred
• License Certification and Registration: None
• Other Requirements: Excellent administrative, communication and organizational skills

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.