Vicki Harris
Byram
Summary
Detail-oriented credentialing specialist with a track record of verifying provider credentials and maintaining comprehensive documentation. Experienced in coordinating the collection of application materials and ensuring compliance with hospital partner requirements. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, facilitating collaboration with medical office staff and regulatory agencies. Focused on delivering timely and accurate credentialing services, enhancing operational effectiveness and provider readiness.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative Assistant
Mockingbird Comfort Care
10.2025 - Current
- General Administrative Support: Perform general office duties, and assisting the owner with various project-based work as assigned.
Medical Staff Credentialing Specialist
Merit Health Market / CHS
07.2020 - 12.2025
- Maintained credentialing files for all active medical staff, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Conducted thorough background investigations, enhancing the reliability of credentialing.
- Prepared and presented applicant credentials files, streamlining the onboarding process.
- Organized new practitioner orientation, improving integration and readiness.
- Managed Contractor Portal database for non-staff providers, maintaining up-to-date records.
- Prepared verification letters and maintain provider database, ensuring data integrity.
- Initiated contact with medical office staff, licensing agencies, and insurance carriers, facilitating the credentialing process.
- Maintained provider files and responded to credentialing requests, supporting inter-entity collaboration.
- Generated monthly exclusion check reports for Corporate Compliance, ensuring regulatory adherence.
Credentialing Specialist
Community Health Systems
12.2024 - 09.2025
- Verified provider credentials and maintained accurate documentation for compliance.
- Coordinated with medical staff to gather necessary application materials.
- Facilitated the pre-filling; sending and receiving accurate and complete credentialing
- Tracked and reported progress and performed follow-up activities as needed until provider file was complete and a provider was awarded privileges.
- Reviewed the documents collected during onboarding to confirm they made state federal and hospital partner requirements to include a current state license, CSR (if required), and DEA certificates to practice in contracted states.
- Validated and verified data entered in the credentialing database to ensure accurate and comprehensive data.
- Partnered with credentialing leadership to ensure successful launches of new accounts in assigned territory.
- Ensured timely issue of COI and enrollment in any state patient compensation funds through completion of the insurance application for all assigned providers.
- Prepared and submitted state collaborative documentation for advanced practitioners and ensured continuous compliance with the state.
- Coordinated the license, CSR, and DEA request with the third-party service and monitored from initiating the request to issuance of the credentials.
- Escalated concerns regarding the licensing, state, collaborative, and privileging providers and non-response to management.
Administrative Assistant
Merit Health Central / CHS
11.2015 - 03.2020
- Fielded and screened executive office calls, ensuring efficient communication flow.
- Directed visitors and managed executive calendars, optimizing schedules and meeting coordination.
- Performed administrative duties, supporting executive management with high-level tasks. Arranged travel and prepared site visit agendas, enhancing recruitment processes.
- Collected data and prepared monthly audits, contributing to compliance meeting presentations.
- Recorded and transcribed meeting minutes, ensuring accurate documentation for corporate office.
Medical Secretary
Premier Medical Group
01.2011 - 11.2015
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments, surgeries, and consultations, ensuring smooth operations.
- Routed laboratory results and important documents to physicians, enhancing communication efficiency.
- Prepared correspondence and reports for healthcare providers, maintaining accurate documentation.
Education
Hinds Community College
Pearl, MS12.1990
Skills
- Effective Communication
- Adaptability
- Interpersonal Skills
- Office Software Proficiency
- Credentialing Processes
- Attention to detail
- Organization
- Time management
Timeline
Administrative Assistant
Mockingbird Comfort Care
10.2025 - Current
Credentialing Specialist
Community Health Systems
12.2024 - 09.2025
Medical Staff Credentialing Specialist
Merit Health Market / CHS
07.2020 - 12.2025
Administrative Assistant
Merit Health Central / CHS
11.2015 - 03.2020
Medical Secretary
Premier Medical Group
01.2011 - 11.2015
Hinds Community College