Credentialing and Privileging Officer

The School of Dental Medicine is composed of ten administrative offices and four academic departments. The Administrative units include the Offices of the Dean, Vice Dean, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Dean for Research, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Associate Dean for Extramural Clinical Practices, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Assistant Dean for Dental Education and Informatics, Assistant Dean for Academic Success and the Assistant Dean for Business Operations and Financial Affairs. The four academic departments are Surgical Sciences, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, General Dentistry and Foundational Sciences.

Included in the mission of the School of Dental Medicine is to educate dental care providers (both dental students and dental residents) and to address the oral health care needs of the underserved population of North Carolina. The School of Dental Medicine meets these missions by operating dental clinics that provide both educational experiences for the dental students and residents and provides dental care to the residents of North Carolina. These clinics occur in both Ross Hall in Greenville, North Carolina, as well as Community Service-Learning Centers located throughout North Carolina. To operate these clinics, appropriate dental auxiliaries and clinical staff are needed.

The Credentialing and Privileging Officer ( CPO) performs primary source verification on all critical documents, either in writing or verbally with outside agencies, such as the NC State Board of Dental Examiners, to insure the authenticity of credentials and is the SoDM's point of contact on required reporting of adverse disciplinary actions or sanctions, at the express case-by-case direction of the CPC. Efficient and effective public contact requires a familiarity of other agency contacts and processes as well as regular communication with in-house stakeholders in various aspects of the credentialing and privileging process.

The CPO's objective is to have new faculty members fully credentialed and privileged to provide and/or supervise clinical services in SoDM as soon as possible after the start date of their employment, as defined in the employment contract. The final steps of this process involve the CPO's preparation of a report to the SoDM Credentialing and Privileging Committee ( CPC) and the Dean's Executive Committee ( DEC) to advise that all steps have been completed. Thereafter, the CPO monitors the faculty members' ongoing compliance with credentialing standards and administers re- credentialing and re-privileging efforts for all faculty and licensed staff on every 3rd year anniversary of their hire date.

The CPO is also responsible for monitoring and staying informed of regulatory requirements and for creating new forms and maintaining and updating existing forms in the credentialing and privileging packet as needed to meet new requirements.

DENTAL MEDICINE SUPPORT POSITION - NOT SUBJECT TO STATE HUMAN RESOURCES ACT.

Employment in this position provides eligibility to participate in the UNC Optional Retirement Program ( ORP) which offers matching employer contributions and employee control of investment choices, along with eligibility to participate in various Voluntary Supplemental Retirement Plans (401k, 403b. 457). This position is not eligible to participate in the NC Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System ( TSERS). Additionally, this position offers multiple voluntary options for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance as well as various supplemental plans including Critical Illness, Flexible Spending Accounts, Cancer, and Disability.

Bachelor's degree and one year of experience related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

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If no applicants apply who meet the required competency level and training & experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications.

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