Delegated Credentialing Team Lead

We're seeking an experienced credentialing professional with delegated credentialing knowledge and at least three years of hands‑on experience spanning both full cycle credentialing and payer enrollment. As the Lead, you'll play a key role in standing up a brand‑new department, helping to shape workflows, build processes, and set the foundation for long‑term success. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys creating structure from the ground up.

Delegated Credentialing Team Lead

Schedule: Monday-Friday

Job Location Type: Remote

Your experience matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Lifepoint Business Services (LBS) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ®.

More about our team

Our credentialing team serves Lifepoint Health facilities across the country, partnering closely with providers and facility leaders to ensure seamless, timely, and compliant credentialing. We value teamwork, continuous learning, and a shared commitment to supporting those who care for our communities.

How you'll contribute

The Team Lead is responsible for managing and providing oversight to a team in areas such as training, credentialing, and maintaining enrollment workflow processes.

• Create training material, PowerPoint presentations, and collaborate on the creation of enrollment policies and procedures used by the Specialists and within the department.

• Provide oversight and audit the quality of work produced by the team ensuring established processes and procedures are followed.

• Maintain the general enrollment mailbox, the online enrollment systems data and processes, and distribute work to the Specialists as appropriate.

• Lead credentialing efforts for facility practitioners to ensure authorizations and appropriate credentials to treat patients are current and recorded. 

• Complete administration functions within the credentialing system.

• Onboard, train, assist, coach and mentor new Specialists on department and Company specific processes, policies, and procedures.

• Delegate work to the appropriate Specialist as it is received through the general department email. 

• Update credentialing system with new practitioner applications and re-appointment applications to reflect accurate report data.

• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Why join us 

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent, or combination of education and experience required for the job. Additional requirements include:

• 3+ years of Medical Staff Credentialing and Privileging experience.

• Strong knowledge of The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) guidelines.

• Intermediate/advanced Microsoft Excell skills

• Experience with MD-Staff a plus

• Have a designated workstation in their home free from distractions.

• Exhibit a general understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g., HIPAA).

• Skilled in the application of policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.

• Handle multiple projects simultaneously including task delegation, project oversight, and resource allocation.

Pay range: $22.15 - $29.90 per hour.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Employment Sponsorship Statement

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Pay Transparency Notice (Washington State)

If you believe this job posting does not include accurate or complete pay information in accordance with the Washington State Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, please inform us immediately.  You can contact us at 833-271-4269 to report the issue.  For more information on your rights under Washington's pay transparency laws, visit the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries website at: https://lni.wa.gov

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.