Credentialing ​/ MSO Coordinator

About us

For the past 85 years, Stephens County Hospital has been a trusted name in the community, striving for excellence and delivering professional and compassionate care. Our dedicated staff of approximately 475 employees has a heart for healthcare and realizes how precious the gift of good health can be.

Stephens County Hospital is a 96-bed acute care hospital located in Toccoa, Georgia. We are nestled in the beautiful foothills of Northeast Georgia where our family-oriented community offers many cultural and civic opportunities as well as numerous outdoor activities.

Stephens County Hospital is a member of the Georgia Hospital Association, American Hospital Association and Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals. Stephens County Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s premier healthcare monitoring agency.

Full Time - Day Shift

The Credentialing / MSO Coordinator is responsible for ensuring all regulatory and accreditation standards are followed for the credentialing and recredentialing of physicians and allied health professionals. Assisting with the review of inpatient and outpatient medical records for core measure compliance and ensuring timely submission of required reviews. Responsible for the contract system through completion, maintaining accurate and current documentation. Updating and maintaining physician call schedules.

Coordinating resident physician rotations with internal departments and affiliated programs. Preparing agendas, reports, and supporting materials for monthly Medical Executive Committee meetings. Maintaining accurate medical staff records and providing administrative support for Medical Staff Office operations. Collaborating with physicians, department leaders, and administrative staff to ensure efficient coordination of medical staff activities.

• Associate Degree in related field required.
• Bachelor Degree preferred.

• Ability to type 50 – 60 words per minute with 80% accuracy.
• Personal computer experience with word processing and either spreadsheet or database experience required.

• Accepts and supports change in assignments without disruption in work/department.
• Willing to alter, if possible, job procedures to accommodate the needs of others.
• Willing to change scheduled work time as needed.
• Volunteers to accept additional duties.
• Works positively with others.
• Supports manager/supervisor.
• Acts to promote harmonious work relationships and contributes to effective teamwork in the department and hospital.
• Completes assignments and routine job functions on time without reminders (to include annual health update, etc.)
• Voluntarily assists others, or takes initiative to assist with department workload once own duties are completed.
• Searches for ways to improve service delivery of his/her department and makes ideas known to Administration.
• Volunteers regularly for CQI teams.
• Deals courteously and tactfully with others displaying understanding and concern: patients, visitors, co‑workers, physicians, public‑at‑large, vendors.
• Actively seeks out the opinion of customers.
• Attends monthly staff meetings and offers constructive input.
• Processes privilege requests per the time period specified in the Medical Staff Bylaws.
• Assures privileges requested are currently available at SCH and are necessary.
• Processes new applications by assessing, collecting and verifying information regarding current licensure, education and relevant training, experience, ability and current competence to perform the requested privilege(s).
• Assures a comprehensive evaluation of the practitioner’s professional experience includes patient care, medical/clinical knowledge, practice based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism and systems based practices.
• Assures education and relevant training is verified via an original source when possible according to Joint Commission standards. When not possible, utilizes only reliable secondary sources.
• Assures that licenses are verified prior to granting of initial privileges, re‑privileging and prior to license expiration.
• Acts as a liaison between the…