Credentialing Specialist (Remote)

Compensation: $28.00 - $30.00 per hour Location: Remote (U.S.) Job Type: Full-Time, Benefits Eligible Minimal travel required. Occasional travel to the corporate headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina may be required based on business needs.

Join Our Team as a Credentialing Specialist

Are you an experienced healthcare credentialing professional who thrives in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment? We are seeking a highly organized Credentialing Specialist to manage provider credentialing, privileging, reappointments, and clinician onboarding activities. This role is critical in ensuring providers meet all credentialing requirements and are prepared to deliver care across assigned hospital programs.

If you have experience with healthcare credentialing, provider enrollment, medical staff office operations, or clinician onboarding, we encourage you to apply.

What You'll Do

Provider Credentialing & Privileging

• Manage the complete credentialing and reappointment process for assigned clinicians.
• Review applications and supporting documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Verify provider credentials, including education, training, licensure, certifications, work history, peer references, and other required documentation.
• Monitor application progress and proactively follow up to ensure timely completion.
• Maintain ongoing communication with clinicians throughout the credentialing process.
• Coordinate with hospital Medical Staff Offices to support credentialing and privileging timelines.
• Track key hospital committee and board approval dates to ensure providers are approved and ready to practice as scheduled.
• Support credentialing activities for locum tenens and per diem clinicians through coordination with staffing agencies.

Provider Records Management

• Maintain accurate electronic credentialing files and provider records.
• Collect, organize, and manage credentialing documentation.
• Track state licenses, DEA registrations, certifications, malpractice coverage, and other regulatory requirements.
• Monitor expiration dates and ensure timely renewals.
• Maintain provider information in internal databases, CRM systems, SharePoint, and credentialing platforms.
• Enroll providers in National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Continuous Query and maintain related records.

Clinician Onboarding & Operational Support

• Coordinate hospital orientation schedules and onboarding requirements.
• Communicate training and hospital-specific credentialing requirements to clinicians.
• Participate in internal implementation and operational meetings to provide credentialing status updates.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support provider enrollment and onboarding activities.
• Assist with reporting, audits, and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of healthcare credentialing experience.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Strong understanding of provider credentialing processes and industry standards.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment.
• Knowledge of healthcare credentialing standards, including:
  • NCQA
  • Joint Commission (JCAHO)
  • NPDB guidelines
  • State licensing and regulatory requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree preferred.
• Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) certification preferred.
• Experience within a Medical Staff Office.
• Experience using QGenda or similar credentialing software.
• Understanding of medical terminology.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.

Join OBHG:

Join the forefront of women's healthcare with OB Hospitalist Group (OBHG), the nation’s largest and only dedicated provider of customized obstetric hospitalist programs. Celebrating 20 years of pioneering excellence, OBHG has transformed the landscape of maternal health. Our mission-driven company offers a unique opportunity to elevate the standard of women's healthcare, providing 24/7 real-time triage and hospital-based obstetric coverage across the United States. If you are driven to join a team that makes a real difference in the lives of women and newborns and thrive in a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and excellence, OBHG is your next career destination!

What We Offer - The Good Stuff:

• A mission based company with an amazing company culture
• Paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones
• Health Savings Account (with employer contribution) or Flexible Spending Account options
• Employer Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability w Optional Short Term Disability Buy-up plan
• Paid Parental Leave 
• 401(k) Savings Plan with match
• Legal Plan & Identity Theft Services
• Mental health support and resources

OB Hospitalist Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in the workplace.

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