Columbia University Irving Medical Center · 5 months ago
Onboarding Specialist I
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$65K/yr - $70K/yr
2+ years expColumbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking an Onboarding Specialist I to support the provider onboarding strategy under the supervision of the Onboarding Manager. The role involves managing provider recredentialing tasks, coordinating with various stakeholders, and ensuring timely completion of onboarding processes.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for successfully managing all provider recredentialing tasks and serving as internal point of contact. This includes partnering with, providers, clinical department leadership, NYP’s MSO human resources, and other parties within or outside Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S)
Foresees and resolves potential barriers with stakeholders with the objective of continuously improving recredentialing workflows and decreasing turnaround times
Serves as primary contact responsible for correctly entering data, collecting required documents and training verifications, monitoring status changes, and advancing crucial workflows with the primary objective of successful and timely recredentialing completion to the highest standard
Practices strong attention to detail to ensure information entered in systems or shared with stakeholders is free of errors and submitted with enough advance notice to meet submission or committee meeting deadlines
Builds collaborative relationships with internal partners to minimize redundancies, ensure clear/ consistent messaging, and provide support as needed
Maintains high levels of service in recredentialing protocols, by maintaining expert knowledge and understanding of hospital credentialing processes and requirements, insurance and government payor credentialing requirements, regulatory procedures, committee meeting timelines, seasonal trends, common external bottlenecks, and other relevant factors impacting recredentialing
Maintains and adheres to calendar of deadlines, measures success of activities by maintaining dashboard of days to complete key activities
Continuously audits recredentialing processes for timely progress and connects with relevant parties to gather missing data and correct unsatisfactory submissions
Escalates any issues that could lead to recredentialing delays to onboarding manager
Leverages technology to solve key inefficiencies and create opportunities to streamline and improve new or existing processes
Coordinates with OOS colleagues and partners to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and assess performance for provider recredentialing activities
Collaborates closely and builds strong relationships with peers within the Onboarding office and other business units (i.e.; Human Resources, EpicTogether, Credentialing committee, CUIMC IT, Faculty Affairs, FPO, etc.)
Fosters and maintains strong collaborative relationships with key onboarding partners and clinical departments
Keeps current on all organizational, regulatory compliance and privacy trainings policies and successfully completes all required trainings
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience required
A minimum of 2 years in human resources, hospital credentialing, insurance credentialing, healthcare operations, faculty affairs and/or payor organizations or any combination of these
Understanding of provider hiring requirements and required documentation
Strong proficiency and/or understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards for granting privileges
Strong interpersonal skills
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and projects
Preferred
Master's Degree Management/business administration, public health or organizational development-related field degree
Company
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Columbia University Irving Medical Center is a clinical and educational enterprise that offers medical, dental, and nursing services. It is a sub-organization of Columbia University.
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