Credentialing Applications Specialist

25 Hackett Blvd Albany, NY 12208

Full time

71693

Department/Unit:

Medical Staff Credentialing

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$54,690.00 - $82,035.00

The Credentialing Specialist is responsible for organizing, maintaining, and verifying all aspects of the credentialing process for healthcare practitioners for the AlbanyMed CVO. This includes maintaining the integrity of the provider database for accurate information and a reporting of credentialed providers. In addition, this position shall provide input for process design to create workflow efficiencies as well as supporting other implementation activities. This position will work with various other departments to ensure accuracy of information received as well as send data to other receiving areas. Works in a team-based department to complete all compliance & time sensitive requirements necessary to maintain the organization’s accreditation.

The Credentialing Specialist is responsible for organizing, maintaining, and verifying all aspects of the credentialing process for healthcare practitioners for the AlbanyMed CVO. This includes maintaining the integrity of the provider database for accurate information and a reporting of credentialed providers. In addition, this position shall provide input for process design to create workflow efficiencies as well as supporting other implementation activities. This position will work with various other departments to ensure accuracy of information received as well as send data to other receiving areas. Works in a team-based department to complete all compliance & time sensitive requirements necessary to maintain the organization’s accreditation.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s CapitalRegion and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees.

Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care andadministration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits (https://www.albanymed.org/careers/albany-medical-center-careers/employee-benefits-and-advantages/) including:

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers

• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient careand is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. Thedowntown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.

Albany Medical Center (https://www.albanymed.org/albany/) , along with Columbia Memorial Health (http://columbiamemorialhealth.org/) , Glens Falls Hospital (http://glensfallshospital.org/) , Saratoga Hospital (http://saratogahospital.org/) , and the Visiting Nurses (https://www.albanymed.org/visitingnurses/) , form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.