Career opportunities abound at SOUND!
SOUND Behavioral Health is growing, and we are hiring a credentialing & services specialist in Tukwila, WA! Sound is one of King County’s most comprehensive providers of quality mental health and addiction treatment services, supporting our area’s most vulnerable populations. We offer a supportive working environment, excellent and abundant supervision, and opportunities for professional growth.
The Credentialing & Services Specialist is responsible for providing support to team members, supervisors, and the People Operations team through the timely management of the credentialing process for all providers at Sound. This position requires high-quality customer service and an expert
level awareness of regulatory, governing, and operating criteria related to licensure, champions process improvement, and uses basic knowledge of HR policies, procedures, standards, and legal requirements, and facilitation skills.
Sound team members demonstrate compassion, patience, and understanding of our clients and others. We believe and advocate for Inclusion.
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Location: Hybrid, but must reside in the Greater Seattle Area. Some in-person expectations in our Tukwila East office (6400 Southcenter Blvd, Tukwila, WA 98188).
We are accepting applications until Thursday, August 7th at 5:00pm PDT.
• Responsible for all aspects of initial credentialing and recredentialing of practitioners or providers within the credentialing scope who are employed or contracted with Sound
• Review and screen initial and reappointment credentialing applications for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with Washington State Department of Health (DOH), federal & state regulations, guidelines, and policies
o Assist with credential collection during orientation and onboarding.
o Assist new hires and team members with the professional license process, ensuring applications are submitted within the applicable timeframes, particularly with the grace period authorized by DOH.
o Track steps such as submitting the initial application, making payment, and ensuring the team member follows up with DOH until the credential is issued.
o Track pending documentation and follow up with the appropriate parties
• Oversee and manage the Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC), NPI, and Mental Health Professional (MHP) process.
• Validate new degrees and credentials and update all applicable systems.
• Works with many individuals to acquire necessary materials and information, including, but not limited to: physicians, clinicians, facility staff, and professional staff
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves extraordinary information, discrepancies, time gaps, and other idiosyncrasies that could adversely impact the ability to credential and enroll clinicians; discovers and conveys issues to clinical and People Operations leadership for sound decision-making following Sound policies, credentialing policies, and procedures, federal, state, local, and government regulations
• Processes appropriate queries for expired licensure or any appropriate regulatory credentialing requirement and maintains documentation in the database.
o Monitor license and certification expiration dates, sending timely renewal reminders and assisting with documentation.
• Communicates concisely and timely manner with clinicians, internal partners, and leadership to
· provide updates on day-to-day credentialing
• Maintain up-to-date and organized digital and physical files of all clinical teams.
o Performs relevant data entry into the database and HRIS to ensure consistency and integrity of the data
• Maintain confidentiality of provider files and all information related to the credentialing process
• Additional credentialing-related items in partnership with the Accounts Receivable team
• Creates/develops regular and ad-hoc reports
• Assist with audits by preparing relevant credentialing documentation and reports
• Participate in process improvement initiatives related to credentialing operations
PEOPLE OPERATIONS
• Serves as the primary point person for the Relias Learning system
• Serves as the first point of contact for general inquiries from team members on general credentialing questions
• Assists with training and learning initiatives and facilitations
• Serves as a backup to New Hire Orientation and Onboarding programs
• Serves as a backup for the internship program onboarding
• Maintains a high degree of confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned.
KEY WORK RELATIONSHIPS
Develops and maintains collaborative working relationships across departments, engaging with team members, management and leadership in a manner that values diverse perspectives and lived experiences. Contributes to a respectful and inclusive work environment by practicing cultural humility, promoting equity in services and decision-making, and supporting efforts that foster a sense of belonging for all.
Essential functions are the basic job duties that a team member must be able to perform,
with or without reasonable accommodation.
SENSORY/PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Sensory:
Physical:
Mental:
Ability to work a regular, full-time, Monday-Friday, Hybrid work schedule of in-office and remote work, that is fast-paced with frequent interruptions. Limited Term Assignment through 09/2027, with the possibility to extend.
All information (written, verbal, electronic, etc.) that a team member encounters while working at Sound is considered confidential. Sound team members may encounter protected health information in the regular course of their work. This position may be exposed to and required to deal with highly confidential and sensitive material and must adhere to Sound policies, guidelines, and all applicable laws and regulations at all times.
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work performed;
It is not intended as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and required skills for the
position. Team Members will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to
perform other duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State laws.
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities
necessary to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an at-will
basis.
All Team Members at Sound working more than 40 hours per week will be eligible for the following benefits:
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