Credentialing Specialist

At Clinica Family Health & Wellness, we believe everyone deserves high-quality, compassionate healthcare close to home. We are a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides comprehensive, affordable medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and specialty behavioral care services. We are committed to being a healthcare home for our patients, a place where they receive coordinated, whole-person care from a team that supports their health and well-being at every stage of life.

“Your work will help ensure we stay compliant, maintain malpractice coverage, and receive payment for the care we provide. Without it, we couldn't support our providers, sustain our operations, or continue serving patients. In many ways, this role is a critical part of how we make patient care possible.” ~ Catie, Director of Revenue Cycle

You will play a critical role in ensuring providers are ready to care for patients by guiding them through credentialing, enrollment, and compliance requirements. Your work will help protect our organization, support timely billing, and ensure providers can focus on delivering quality care with confidence

Job Profile:

• Are you someone who stays organized and enjoys tracking multiple tasks, deadlines, and follow-ups at the same time?
• Do you communicate confidently and professionally with people at all levels, whether in person, over the phone, or through email?
• Have you ever researched complex issues, made multiple calls, and tracked down information across different systems to find the right answer?
• Are you comfortable working in situations where the process is not always clear and figuring out the next steps independently?
• Do you ask detailed questions and use critical thinking to solve problems and connect the dots when information is missing?
• Have you managed detail-oriented work that requires a high level of accuracy and attention to detail?
• Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you are managing 10-15 provider records a month learn new software systems quickly, and maintain a positive attitude while adapting to changing priorities?

What You Get to Do:

• Review and prioritize items such as incoming staff inquiries, payer notices, credentialing requests and privileging and payor enrollment in the shared inbox, personal email, and ticketing system, responding to questions and following up on outstanding requests.
• Monitor credentialing status, Medicare, Medicaid, and other enrollment applications, ensuring timely follow-up on in-progress items.
• Support new provider onboarding by conducting outreach, gathering required documentation, and tracking outstanding requirements.
• Assess provider credentialing and enrollment lifecycle and take steps to move applications forward.
• Track upcoming license expirations and coordinate renewals to maintain provider compliance.
• Prepare and submit provider roster updates to payors, ensuring new providers are added accurately and in a timely manner to support reimbursement.
• Communicate regularly (what is regular? Daily, weekly, monthly or just delete the word “regularly”) with providers, payors, and internal partners to resolve issues, answer questions, and keep processes moving.
• Adapt priorities based on business needs, deadlines, and the status of active credentialing and enrollment projects.

What We Need for this Job:

• Education: High school diploma or GED required.
• At least three (3+) years’ experience in healthcare provider credentialing, privileging, or enrollment or a closely related administrative function required.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive benefits:
  • Medical, Dental & Vision options
  • Medical and Dependent Care FSA/HSA
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Long term disability insurance
  • Accident/hospital plans
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contributions
• CFWH offers vacation time, sick hours, and personal holiday hours
• A collaborative team environment
• Open communication with leadership and mission-focused engagement
• Training and growth opportunities with a supportive team invested in your success

Compensation: $24.66 - $33.92/hour. The posted range represents the full salary range for this position. Starting pay is based on factors such as directly related experience, education, licensure and/or certification, and internal equity.

Applications for this position will be accepted until the position is filled.

CFHW is committed to an inclusive, age-neutral hiring process. In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act (JAFA), we do not ask applicants to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance/graduation from an educational institution. Please focus your application on your relevant skills, qualifications, and professional experience.

Clinica Family Health & Wellness is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other protected class under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Employees must meet applicable health and safety requirements, including an annual influenza (flu) vaccine, tuberculosis screening at hire, and any position specific requirements. Proof of required immunizations is required before employment begins. Exemptions and reasonable accommodations are considered.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

High School

Behaviors

Preferred

Enthusiastic:Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Dedicated:Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Detail Oriented:Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Preferred

Flexibility:Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Ability to Make an Impact:Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

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