Credentialing Assistant

Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.

Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.

We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.

Job Summary: The Credentialing Assistant is responsible to coordinate and assist with the day-to-day administrative functions of the Department. The selected candidate will have excellent written communication skills, able to multitask and manage time effectively and provide administrative support to the Delegation team within the Credentialing Department

• Review credentialing application for completeness and log any missing documentation
• Critically evaluate application for any issues that may require special consideration, or additional review, and take appropriate action to resolve issue
• Perform primary source verification of credentials
• Notify Supervisor and Associate Director of any red flags, in a timely manner
• Coordinate with appropriate credentialing onboarding staff to obtain required information from provider
• Prepare payment requests for required verification fees
• Participate in the timely preparation of files for the monthly Credentialing Committee meetings, Delegated Credentialing audits, on site audits and desktop audits
• Perform self-audits to ensure data integrity of provider files
• Implement proper maintenance of files (digital and hard copies)
• Complete other tasks or projects as assigned
• Provide back-up to other Credentialing staff as necessary

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Health-Related Discipline: Public Health, Healthcare Administrative, Health Service, Psychology or Sociology Highly Preferred
• High School Diploma Required
• Minimum of at least six months in a healthcare setting: providing clerical support or medical credentialing assistance. Preferably 1-2 years of relevant office / credentialing experience.
• Superior interpersonal skills to effectively interact with various levels of group practice leadership, as well as health care providers.
• Ability to communicate and process highly confidential information and exercise proper judgment and discretion in performing duties.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical and written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with MS Office (outlook, word, excel, power point, access)
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Knowledge of practitioner credentialing procedures and standards.
• Working knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
• Informational research skills.

$21.00-$24.00 an hour

Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.