Credentialing Coordinator

**TITLE:** Credentialing Coordinator**REPORTS TO POSITION:** Credentialing Manager**DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:** The **Medical Staff Services (MSS) Department of St. Charles Health System** is the gatekeeper of patient safety within the healthcare industry. The professionals working in Medical Staff Services serve as the experts in matters of credentialing/ privileging and medical staff governance within the healthcare community. This foundation is the basis upon which safe and quality care can be assured for patients.**POSITION OVERVIEW:** The **Credentialing Coordinator** coordinates the processes for medical staff/advanced practice professional credentialing, privileging, delegated payer, and allied health professional credentialing to ensure that legal and regulatory requirements are met at all St. Charles Health System’s facilities. Exercises judgment and discretion in recognizing legal implications and patient safety issues through the credentialing and privileging functions. Collects and prepares detailed information to report potential quality of care issues and behavioral problems to ensure safety and quality for all patients who receive care within St. Charles Health System. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.**EDUCATION** **Language Skills****:****PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:**Continually (75% or more): Use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level. Never (0%): Climbing ladder/step-stool, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, ability to hear whispered speech level.St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon. The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine.For additional information, such as Career FAQ's, benefits, and why your dream job awaits, please visit our site. #J-18808-Ljbffr