Clinical Privileging Coordinator

Job Summary (Role Purpose)

The incumbent will support in coordinating, monitoring, and maintaining the credentialing, Privileging, and re- privileging process. Supports all aspects of clinical privileging for Medical Staff, Allied Health Professionals, and all other providers outlined in the Credentialing and privileging policy.

Key Accountabilities & Duties

• Support in coordinating, and monitors the review and analysis of health care practitioner applications and associated documents, ensuring applicant eligibility.
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• Provide support in conducting background investigation, research and primary source verification of all components of the application file and ensures appropriate follow up.
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• Supports the Privileging Specialist in completing the credentials file for presentation to committee, within time period specified.
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• Conducts initial screening of the requests for privileges, ensuring compliance with criteria outlined in clinical privilege descriptions and supports in further review and processing of the request.
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• Responds to inquiries from other healthcare organizations, interfaces with internal and external customers on day-to-day credentialing and privileging issues as they arise.
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• Perform any other additional duties related to Credentialing and Privileging functions as assigned by Executive Directorate office.
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• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by thinking what might go wrong in all undertakings and take necessary measures to prevent them from happening.
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• Identify and report potential or actual patient safety concerns, errors and/or near misses in timely manner.
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• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols.
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• Demonstrate a sense of teamwork and effective communication.
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• Partner with line manager to understand risks in the area of work, develop a plan on how to mitigate those risks, and develop shared accountability for implementing and evaluating the plan.
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• Ensure high standards of confidentiality to safeguard sensitive information.
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Job Details

Preferred Candidate