Senior Privileging and Credentialing Specialist

Aya Healthcare

Privileging and Credentialing Specialist managing the end-to-end privileging process for locum tenens physicians. Ensuring compliance with client facility requirements and maintaining accurate provider records.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $68,000 - $83,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing the privileging and credentialing process for locum tenens physicians and advanced practice providers, ensuring compliance with healthcare standards and regulations. Proficient in maintaining accurate records and facilitating payer enrollment while delivering exceptional customer service.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Locum Tenens Privileging ExperienceCredentialing Process ManagementKnowledge of Joint Commission StandardsPayer Enrollment CoordinationMicrosoft Office Suite Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Privileging Process ManagementCredentialing Documentation ReviewPrimary Source VerificationLicensure and Certification MonitoringApplication TrackingHealthcare Compliance KnowledgeHigh-Volume Workload ManagementIssue ResolutionAttention to DetailOrganizational Skills

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsRelationship-Building SkillsProactive Problem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Credentialing SystemsCompliance Systems

Industry Keywords

Healthcare StaffingManaged Service ProviderMedical Staff Office StandardsNCQA

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the end-to-end privileging and credentialing process for locum tenens physicians and advanced practice providers, ensuring compliance with client facility and Aya Locums requirements.
Review provider applications, CVs, and supporting documentation for completeness, accuracy, and potential privileging risks.
Prepare, submit, and track hospital privileging applications, proactively driving files to approval while meeting targeted start dates.
Partner with providers, medical staff offices, clients, and internal teams to obtain required documentation and resolve outstanding items.
Conduct and review primary source verifications and compliance requirements, including licensure, board certification, malpractice, and exclusion screenings.
Monitor expiring licenses, certifications, privileges, and other time-sensitive documents to ensure ongoing compliance.
Facilitates provider payer enrollment for clients by coordinating enrollment activities, monitoring application progress, and supporting timely payer approvals.
Maintain accurate provider records and documentation within credentialing and compliance systems.
Identify, troubleshoot, and escalate complex privileging issues while delivering exceptional customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of direct locum tenens privileging / credentialing experience across multiple specialties and healthcare systems required; 3+ years preferred.
Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered in lieu of education.
Experience within a fast-paced, deadline-driven locum tenens, healthcare staffing, or managed service provider (MSP) environment.
Experience working with hospital medical staff offices, credentialing departments, and healthcare facilities.
Knowledge of Joint Commission, NCQA, payer enrollment, and medical staff office standards.
Experience managing physician and advanced practice provider privileging files from application through approval.
Ability to manage a high-volume workload while meeting deadlines and service level expectations.
Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to identify and resolve issues proactively.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with providers, clients, and internal stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and credentialing/compliance systems.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Free premium medical, dental, life and vision insurance
Generous 401(k) match
Aya also offers other benefits to those that are eligible and where required by applicable law, including reimbursements and discretionary bonuses
Aya provides paid sick leave in accordance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws. Aya’s general sick leave policy is that employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. However, to the extent any provisions of the statement above conflict with any applicable paid sick leave laws, the applicable paid sick leave laws are controlling
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