Credentialing Specialist - Remote

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, EyeSouth Partners is an eye care physician services organization committed to partnering with leading physicians to build a premier network of eye care services in throughout the Southeast. EyeSouth’s partner practices’ clinical mission is to provide high quality medical and surgical specialty eye care. EyeSouth supports its affiliated practices and physician partners with capital, administrative resources, operating expertise, and strategic guidance with an absolute focus on clinical quality and a patient-first culture.

EyeSouth’s affiliate network consists of over 40 practices with 300+ doctors providing medical and surgical eye care services at over 175 clinic locations and 20+ ambulatory surgery centers throughout Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina. 

We are actively recruiting for a Credentialing Specialist to join our growing team at EyeSouth Partners.

If you wish to join a growing team with favorable benefits and perks, while contributing to a best-in-class organization, please apply with your resume.

Responsible for all aspects of the credentialing, recredentialing and privileging processes for all medical providers who provide patient care, clinics, and facilities within the EyeSouth Partners Network. Responsible for ensuring providers are credentialed, appointed, and privileged with health plans, hospitals, and patient care facilities. Maintain up-to-date data for each provider in credentialing databases and online systems; ensure timely renewal of licenses and certifications.

**Applicants who live and plan to work from the following states will not be considered at this time: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Utah, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming. Thank you for your interest.

• Compiles and maintains current and accurate data for all providers.
• Manages provider credentialing and recredentialing applications; monitors applications and follows-up as needed.
• Maintains copies of current state licenses, DEA certificates, malpractice coverage and any other required credentialing documents for all providers, clinics, and facilities.
• Maintains corporate provider contract files.
• Maintains knowledge of current health plan and agency requirements for credentialing providers.
• Enters and maintains provider information in online credentialing databases and systems.
• Manages clinical and facility license and certification expirations to ensure timely renewals and regulatory compliance.
• Ensures practice addresses are current with health plans, agencies, and other entities.
• Processes applications for appointment and reappointment of privileges.
• Monitors license, DEA, and professional liability expirations for appointed providers.
• Maintains ASC appointment files and information in credentialing database.
• Audits health plan directories for current and accurate provider information.
• Enhances and standardizes work – flow processes throughout the revenue cycle process to assist in achieving consistency in maintaining the critical success factors outlined in the firms standard operating procedures.
• Monitors timeliness and effectiveness of department activities, ensuring that outstanding account receivables are consistent with contracted standards.
• Communicates/facilitates special projects and requests.
• Compiles and prepares various status reports to analyze trends and make recommendations.
• Contributes to the team effort by completing other tasks/projects as needed.

• Minimum of 2 years healthcare facility, provider, or payer credentialing experience in a multi-provider environment required, Private Equity Backed and/or Active Acquisition experience a plus. 
• Must possess strong ethics and a high level of personal and professional integrity
• Must possess strong analytical skills
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices, and willing to embrace new technology
• Intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Office; especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact effectively and professionally with individuals at all levels; both internal and external
• Exercises sound judgment in responding to inquiries; understands when to route inquiries to next level
• Self-motivated with strong organizational skills and superior attention to detail
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously within inflexible time frames. Ability to adapt to frequent priority changes
• Team player that develops strong collaborative working relationships with internal partners and can effectively engage and ability to build consensus among cross-functional teams
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills

We offer a competitive benefits package to our employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k w/ Match
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine
• Generous PTO Package

We also offer the following benefits for FREE:

• Employee Discounts and Perks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life/AD&D
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance

EyeSouth Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.