Credentials Associate

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

First (Days) (United States of America)

Sentara Health is currently seeking a Credentials Associate for our Sentara Hospitals. This is a Remote position.  

Hours/Shift: Full-Time, Days

Position Overview:

As a Credentials Associate with Sentara, you will conduct data gathering, verification and analysis of practitioner applications and credentials for medical staff and affiliate appointment and privileges through both the Initial and Reappointment Application process. Responsible for maintaining all credentials files either in paper or electronic format and maintains data in system-wide database.

Education Required:

• High School Diploma
• Associate degree preferred.

Experience Required:

• Three years of experience in a medical staff office or credentialing office in hospital, health plan or CVO environment.

Preferred:

• CPCS - Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist preferred.
• Proficiencies in Echo database management preferred.

​Sentara Benefits:

We are setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. Sentara offers exciting benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid annual leave, paid parental leave, emergency caregiver leave, educational assistance, student loan paydown, 403(B), 401(K) and more! For more information about our employee benefits click Benefits - Sentara (sentaracareers.com) 

• Join our team! Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization who cares about People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve! The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.

For applicants within Washington State, the following hiring range will be applied: $20.96/hr - $25.15/hr - $30.17/hr.

Keywords: #INDEED, Credentialing, Credentials, Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist, ​Data Entry, Medical Staff, Echo Database, Customer Service, Talroo-Allied Health

Job Summary

Conducts data gathering, verification and analysis of practitioner applications and credentials for medical staff and affiliate appointment and privileges through both the Initial and Reappointment Application process. Responsible for maintaining all credentials files either in paper or electronic format, and maintains data in system-wide database.

Associates degree preferred. A minimum of 3 years of Medical Staff Office or Credentialing Office experience required in a hospital, health plan or CVO environment. CPCS - Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist preferred. Proficiencies in Echo database management preferred.

Qualifications:

HS - High School Grad or …