Onboarding Specialist I

Job Posting

Job Type : Officer of Administration

Bargaining Unit :

Regular / Temporary : Regular

End Date if Temporary :

Hours Per Week : 35

Standard Work Schedule :

Building :

Salary Range : $65,000-$70,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Onboarding Manager, the Onboarding Specialist I supports the provider onboarding strategy. This includes daily operations and provider recredentialing tasks.

Key Responsibilities

Recredentialing and Onboarding :

• Responsible for successfully managing all provider recredentialing tasks and serving as internal point of contact.
• 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.

Operations and Continuous Improvement :

People :

Other :

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience required

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree Management / business administration, public health or organizational development-related field degree.

Other Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, healthcare administration or related field

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

Minimum Salary : 34320.00 Maximum Salary : 34320.00 Salary Unit : Yearly