Epic Staffing Group (Epic), a portfolio company of The Pritzker Organization, is a fast-growing company that provides staffing solutions to the high-demand and rapidly expanding industries of Life Sciences and Healthcare (we are #404 on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America). Epic provides best-in-class staffing solutions across a variety of end markets through its deep sector expertise across life sciences and healthcare. Our Award-winning ‘client first’ culture and operational excellence drive industry-leading customer and candidate retention. We are already one of the largest staffing companies in our industry, and our rapid growth and ongoing expansion are creating opportunities at many levels. You can learn more about Epic Staffing Group below.
About the Position:
Epic Special Education Staffing is seeking a Credentialing Associate to support the credentialing process by maintaining accurate and up-to-date records, ensuring the timely completion of background checks, license verifications, and credential tracking. This role supports cross-functional needs across multiple business units.
About Us:
Epic Special Education Staffing is a high touch staffing firm that uniquely caters to school districts across the nation to provide highly in-demand talent to support special education services, as well as other hard to fill specialty clinical positions needed in schools.
What You"ll Do::
Initiate the onboarding process by ensuring accurate updates in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and timely distribution of required documents to new clinicians.
Collaborate closely with Credentialing Specialists to ensure all credentialing activities comply with state, federal, and Joint Commission standards.
Oversee the accurate management, retrieval, and verification of clinician documentation across internal databases and client platforms, maintaining a high level of data integrity.
Communicate directly with clinicians to provide guidance on credentialing requirements, address questions, and support timely renewals by proactively managing upcoming expirations, exams, and related documentation.
Ensure compliance with confidentiality and regulatory standards by verifying credentials such as licenses, education, employment history, and background checks.
Proactively track and manage expiring credentials, send timely reminders and ensure all compliance documentation is current.
Conduct regular credentialing and sanction checks, ensuring that client systems are updated, and compliance is maintained.
Support reporting efforts by preparing weekly and monthly reports on credentialing status, assisting with audit documentation as needed.
Provide ongoing support to the US Credentialing Team by monitoring records, addressing compliance issues, and ensuring smooth credentialing operations.
Serve as a backup for credentialing activities during team member absences, ensuring no interruptions in service.
Communicate effectively with Credentialing Specialists, Team Leaders, and Recruiters to resolve any compliance or renewal concerns.
Actively participate in cross-training to ensure flexibility and seamless operational support across the credentialing team.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job and may vary based on the needs of the position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
This job description does not include performance metrics, which may vary by position.
Occasional travel and onsite/office training may be required.
What You Bring:
One year of experience in data collection, data entry, and reporting.
Prior experience in recruitment, compliance, or a related HR field is preferred.
Professional & Technical Expertise: Possess an overall knowledge of business functions and understanding of services, business strategy, policies and procedures, and job’s impact to the organization.
Attention to Detail: Focus on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products.
Adaptability: Respond positively to change and modify behavior as the situation requires.
Action & Results Focus: Work independently, see business needs and proactively accomplish them for the betterment of their team and the organization
Oral Communication: Engage effectively in dialogue.
Credentialing Associate Full Job Description
What's in store for you at Epic?
Competitive salary package, quarterly performance bonus
HMO (medical and dental) & Life Insurance coverage
Paid vacation and sick leave credits. All unused leave credits are convertible to cash by end of the year
Additional Covid-19 vaccine and birthday leave credits
Extra allowances will be given for WFH set-up such as internet subsidy and transportation allowance for WFO set-up
Medicine & Optical reimbursements
Perfect Attendance bonus
Career development and advancement opportunities
