Staff Credentialing Specialist (TI-44407)

CLOSING DATE:     Open Until filled with Bi-weekly reviews

POSITION:                Staffing Credentialing Specialist

SALARY:                   $21.82 to $26.58, per hour DOE

REPORTS TO:         Revenue Cycle Director

LOCATION:               Colville Tribal Health Authority, Nespelem, WA 

Basic Functions:      This is a Non-Exempt position.  Provides comprehensive health professional credentialing and related compliance and contract management services in a complex multi-disciplinary health services setting.  Builds and maintains provider licensure and credentialing programs and general healthcare worker certification management programs, ensuring compliance with the Colville Tribal Health Care Authority policies, contracts, and relevant federal, tribal, and state laws, rules, and regulations.   Requests and ensures compliance with all required background reviews for the onboarding of qualified health professionals and collaborates with programs for the appropriate internal and external credentialing and privileging of health care staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Training: 

• Requires a High school Diploma or equivalent
• Requires 2 years’ of healthcare experience that demonstrates the ability to fulfill the position
• Requires certification as a Credentialing Specialist or the ability to obtain certification within 12 months of hire

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Requires, attention to detail, a high degree of organization, and an innate ability to organize and complete highly complex tasks.
• Requires an awareness of and sensitivity to the Native American culture and cultural practices.
• Requires knowledge standard health service administration, and provider credentialing practices.
• Requires a strong administrative skill profile, initiative, flexibility, professionalism, creative problem solving, good judgment and time management abilities.
• Requires strong written skills. Requires a proficiency in computer skills, especially using, Word, Excel and customized databases including Electronic Health Records.
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills. Must be reliable and consistent and work in a professional manner. Must be process oriented.
• Requires the ability to work in and adapt to a multi-cultural, community based organization.
• Requires an understanding of the Colville Confederated Tribes and Compliance policies and processes.
• Requires the ability to relate well with persons from a variety of socioeconomic and cultural groups.
• Requires the ability to collaborate with internal and external, agencies, and providers.
• Requires the ability to manage time effectively in order to meet obligations for meetings, reports, and information.
• Requires the ability to be self-directed and a self-starter.
• Requires the ability to collaborate within a team to develop credentialing policies and procedures.
• Requires the ability to use a variety of methods and ideas to solve problems whilst also being open to suggestions from others in order to find solutions.

Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.

TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.

If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ Vehicle Insurance.  In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances.  If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.

INFORMATION: Tanya Ives, HR Technician Senior, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, (509) 634-2201. tanya.ives.hrs@colvilletribes.com