What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Medical Staff Credentialing position at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center?
Responsibilities
Job Title:
Director of Medical Staff Credentialing
Status
Full Time
Schedule
Days: 8:00am - 5:00pm,
Monday - Friday
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center® (LWRMC), located in the heart of the Lakewood Ranch community, has served the people of Lakewood Ranch and surrounding areas since 2004. It is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission and it consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety and patient satisfaction. The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties. Through the years, LWRMC has expanded its offerings to the people of Manatee and Sarasota counties by growing services and updating technologies to better serve the surrounding communities. Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care. If you want to join a team of professionals providing the highest quality of care, look no further than Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
LWRMC Offers Comprehensive Benefits Such As
The Director of Medical Staff Credentialing provides strategic leadership and oversight for all aspects of medical staff credentialing, privileging, and reappointment processes. This position ensures compliance will all regulatory, accreditation, and hospital bylaws requirements while maintaining efficient, accurate, and timely credentialing. The Director serves as the key liaison between hospital administration, the medical staff, and external regulatory agencies to support high standards of clinical quality, patient safety, and professional accountability. Always demonstrates Service Excellence. Other duties as assigned.
General Responsibilities
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams
We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching the skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
Job Title:
Director of Medical Staff Credentialing
Status
Full Time
Schedule
Days: 8:00am - 5:00pm,
Monday - Friday
- You will be considered for any openings for which you qualify. It is not necessary to apply to multiple positions.*
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center® (LWRMC), located in the heart of the Lakewood Ranch community, has served the people of Lakewood Ranch and surrounding areas since 2004. It is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission and it consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety and patient satisfaction. The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties. Through the years, LWRMC has expanded its offerings to the people of Manatee and Sarasota counties by growing services and updating technologies to better serve the surrounding communities. Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care. If you want to join a team of professionals providing the highest quality of care, look no further than Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
LWRMC Offers Comprehensive Benefits Such As
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation
- Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300 locations!
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
- More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
The Director of Medical Staff Credentialing provides strategic leadership and oversight for all aspects of medical staff credentialing, privileging, and reappointment processes. This position ensures compliance will all regulatory, accreditation, and hospital bylaws requirements while maintaining efficient, accurate, and timely credentialing. The Director serves as the key liaison between hospital administration, the medical staff, and external regulatory agencies to support high standards of clinical quality, patient safety, and professional accountability. Always demonstrates Service Excellence. Other duties as assigned.
General Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Medical Staff Services Department, including credentialing specialists and support staff.
- Oversee all credentialing, privileging, reappointment, and peer review functions for medical staff, allied health professionals, and contract providers.
- Ensure adherence to hospital bylaws, Joint Commission (TJC), CMS, and state regulatory standards.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CMO, and Medical Executive Committee on credentialing and privileging matters.
- Direct and maintain a comprehensive credentialing and privileging database, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and timely updates.
- Oversee initial and reappointment application processing, primary source verification, and ongoing monitoring of practitioner credentials.
- Coordinate with medical staff leadership to review and update privileging criteria and processes.
- Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and workflows to support efficient credentialing operations.
- Maintains current master copy of the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and Credentials Manual and has a working knowledge of such.
- Serve as the liaison between hospital administration, department chairs, and medical staff committees.
- Facilitate communication between the medical staff and hospital leadership regarding credentialing, privileging, and peer review issues.
- Support medical staff governance functions, including coordination of Medical Executive Committee and Credentials Committee activities.
- Prepares monthly meeting Medical Staff calendar.
- Prepares monthly ER call schedules for multiple specialties.
- Coordinates physician and Allied Health Professional specific data for Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE).
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Computer skills required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Customer service skills required.
- Understanding of credentialing and re-credentialing functions. The Joint Commission, State and Federal Regulatory Requirements, and overall knowledge of an organized Medical Staff required.
- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or business administration is required, or 10 years of relevant experience may be considered.
- Master’s degree in health or business administration and/or certification by the American College of Medical Practice Executives is preferred.
- Minimum of five years of medical staff credentialing experience required.
- CPCS or CPMSM Certification required
- Knowledge of credentialing software database, preferably MD-Staff.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams
We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching the skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.