Clerk

Maimonides Health Credentialing Clerk

Maimonides Health, Brooklyn's largest healthcare system, is seeking a Credentialing Clerk to join our team. We serve over 250,000 patients each year through our 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. Our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care.

The Credentialing Clerk is an integral member of the Credentialing Team, who performs a variety of clerical functions to support departmental activities. The Credentialing Clerk must be able to pay close attention to detail and have excellent organizational skills. The position requires the ability to work well with a variety of internal and external customers. Outstanding customer service skills are essential to the position.

• Maintain confidential electronic and hard-copy credentialing files, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Enter applicant data (education, licensure, DEA, insurance, etc.) and conduct primary source verifications.
• Communicate with institutions, agencies, and organizations to obtain and verify credentialing documentation.
• Prepare applicant packets and responses for committees, managed care inquiries, and regulatory requirements.
• Support departmental operations through clerical tasks, scanning/uploading files, and assisting with special projects.
• Ensure compliance with departmental policies, quality assurance, safety, and regulatory standards.

• High graduation or equivalent required.
• 2 years of clerical experience required, preferably in a hospital or health care setting.
• Excellent data entry skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, Word, Excel, Power Point
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

Pay Range: USD $48,000.00 - USD $55,000.00 /Yr.

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.