MPLT – Credentialing Specialist – onsite, hybrid or remote (FL, Boca Raton)

MPLT Healthcare…Where The World Is Yours!

A bit about who we are:

With years of healthcare and physician staffing experience, MPLT Healthcare has the knowledge, resources, and proven industry commitment to help facilities meet the increasing demands of today’s rapidly changing healthcare landscape. We specialize in placing highly qualified physicians and advanced practice clinicians in locum, locum-to-perm, and direct hire staff positions. We will always be people helping people as we strive to earn the long-term loyalty of our clients, providers, and employees through our dedication to selfless service, a relentless focus on quality, and a culture of excellence.

Why you’ll love working here:

As a staffing company, we have the satisfying role of helping connect people with life-changing opportunities—and we have fun doing it! Our world-class company culture will offer you the training and support you need to thrive, professional development opportunities to guide you in your career, plenty of team-building fun, and highly rewarding incentives for putting in the work.

Now let’s get into the Credentialing Specialist role:

• Reviewing and processing initial MPLT Healthcare applications for locum tenens providers.
• Re-credentialing existing MPLT Healthcare providers.
• Primary source verification of physician backgrounds by calling hospitals, licensing boards, medical schools, etc.
• Ensuring timely and accurate submission of hospital privileging applications for each physician as it relates to each client.
• Monitoring and reporting on the credentialing progress of each physician.

Your credentialing duties will include:

• Reaching out to client and provider within 24 hours of being assigned a new file
  • Client – confirm if they issue temporary/emergency privileges and what the guidelines are, verify validity. If temporary/emergency privileges are not offered confirm meeting dates
  • Provider – follow up if MPLT packet if not received, once received outline expectations
• Completing MPLT internal credentialing checklist in MD Staff as soon as application is received and scrutinizing provider applications and resumes for completion, consistency and accuracy.
  • This includes quickly identifying any discrepancies, gaps of employment and other challenges that could negatively impact our ability to credential a provider.
• Review MPLT packet and add any additional information into MD Staff
• Update notes in MD Staff in real-time for all updates and changes
• Every file should be touched & documented in MD Staff minimally once per week
• Maintaining consistent communication with Account Manager and Recruiter
  • Looping in Leadership as any issues arise that can affect start date
• Upload all current supporting documents into MD Staff in real time
• Ensuring that the Matrix spreadsheet is updated weekly, keeping all files on it until full privileges are granted (if applicable)
• Maintain communication with facility and follow up after meetings for privilege dates, utilizing Outlook calendar to set yourself reminders
• Update MD Staff with privilege dates ASAP
• Running queries, reviewing NPDB reports, and conducting compliance and sanctions monitoring, as well as immediately notifying the recruiter and leaders of negative findings.
• Mailing, faxing and emailing to obtain verifications, references and other pertinent data from appropriate sources in a timely manner.
• Working closely with our physicians, client medical staff departments, and any third party groups in order to follow up on outstanding items needed to complete files in a timely manner. This is to ensure that we meet applicable committee meeting dates and targeted start dates.
• Utilizing MD Staff and keeping it updated in real time with updates, notes and concerns.
• Responding in a timely manner to all requests from physicians, clients or their medical staff services departments and MPLT Healthcare’s recruiters.

To excel as a Credentialing Specialist, you’ll need to come with:

• At least two years of experience with medical credentialing processes. Locums experience is a plus.
• Microsoft Office skills and experience with a CRM/ATS database.
• The ability to create reports, analyze data and make recommendations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, as well as presentation skills.
• The ability to communicate and discuss information in a professional and sensitive manner with internal and external employees as well as other outside contacts.
• mindset and the ability to consistently follow up on items.
• The ability to work independently and with a team under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• A self-motivated mindset with the ability to work independently and make independent judgments and decisions within established guidelines.
• The ability to organize and prioritize the workload while maintaining the ability to quickly pivot in order to meet necessary deadlines.

So…what else is in it for you?

We offer a competitive compensation package that includes medical and dental insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, and other generous perks such as monthly team celebrations and quarterly recognition and awards.

MPLT Healthcare provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, MPLT Healthcare complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.