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Credentialing Manager jobs are open across hospitals, health systems, managed care organizations, and medical groups, at every level from coordinator to senior and director, with specializations in provider enrollment, payer contracting, and NCQA compliance. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Harkcon, Inc. is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that helps federal organizations improve workforce performance, strengthen programs, modernize processes, and manage complex mission-support activities. We value sound judgment, clear communication, accountability, and practical solutions that help customers accomplish their missions.
We are seeking a Project Manager to support a workforce-transition and credentialing initiative that helps military personnel translate training and experience into recognized civilian maritime qualifications. The successful candidate will understand maritime careers, training standards, qualification records, and credentialing pathways and will be comfortable guiding complex coordination among service members, educators, credentialing specialists, and program leaders.
Location: This position is primarily at federal customer facilities in Norfolk, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Remote work or telework is subject to government approval and is not guaranteed.
*** This position is contingent upon award of a contract to Harkcon***
Key Responsibilities
- Manage projects that align military occupations, training, qualifications, and sea service with civilian maritime credentialing requirements.evelop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, stakeholder maps, risk logs, issue trackers, and recurring reports.
- Coordinate review of training records, course content, qualification standards, assessment requirements, and credentialing pathways.
- Develop crosswalks, process maps, guides, decision tools, briefing materials, and outreach products that explain credentialing options and required actions.
- Work with maritime instructors, assessors, credentialing specialists, training commands, operational personnel, educational institutions, and program offices.
- Track questions, cases, cohorts, documentation requirements, decisions, and follow-up actions using approved systems and shared workspaces.
- Identify policy, process, data, and communication barriers that delay or complicate credential attainment and recommend practical improvements.
- Support informational sessions, stakeholder meetings, applicant or participant communications, and program performance reporting.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure advice and products remain aligned with current statutes, policy, and credentialing standards.
- Develop and maintain examinations within approved secure systems.
- Support instructional design and curriculum revisions addressing identified credentialing gaps.
- Crosswalk maritime standards and approved courses to support continued course approval.
- Coordinate participant inquiries and schedule credentialing counseling sessions.
- Recommend curriculum adjustments that address credentialing gaps at minimal cost.
Required Qualifications
- Experience creating and implementing successful maritime training programs and courses.
- Active instructor and/or assessor qualification issued by the National Maritime Center.
- Prior military experience as a member of the Afloat Community.
- Familiarity with military A-Schools, C-Schools, qualification systems, and governing directives applicable to military training systems.
- Strong understanding of maritime regulations, standards, and best practices.
- Working knowledge of maritime occupations, shipboard duties, training records, qualification systems, and credentialing concepts.
- Experience coordinating technical reviews and translating complex requirements into clear guidance, crosswalks, or action plans.
- Strong project-management, research, writing, briefing, and customer-service skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive personnel and training information appropriately.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, and structured tracking tools.
- Ability to meet federal background-investigation, credentialing, and system-access requirements and remain eligible to obtain a Secret security clearance. An active clearance is not currently required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of merchant mariner credential applications, sea-service documentation, approved training, examinations, medical or security prerequisites, and endorsement pathways.
- Experience with military A-School, C-School, apprenticeship, qualification, or rating-development programs.
- Project Management Professional or similar certification.
- Four-year degree in education, training, or maritime studies.
- Prior Coast Guard afloat experience and familiarity with military training-enterprise operations.
- Familiarity with e-learning authoring, examination-development, and digital learning tools.
Work Environment
This is a full-time position which may support a distributed team through a combination of remote work and activities at federal customer locations. The employee must be able to participate in virtual and in-person meetings, work during normal customer business hours, travel periodically, and use customer-approved collaboration and information systems. Specific location, travel, and access requirements will be confirmed before placement.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Harkcon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.
Harkcon, Inc. is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that helps federal organizations improve workforce performance, strengthen programs, modernize processes, and manage complex mission-support activities. We value sound judgment, clear communication, accountability, and practical solutions that help customers accomplish their missions.
We are seeking a Project Manager to support a workforce-transition and credentialing initiative that helps military personnel translate training and experience into recognized civilian maritime qualifications. The successful candidate will understand maritime careers, training standards, qualification records, and credentialing pathways and will be comfortable guiding complex coordination among service members, educators, credentialing specialists, and program leaders.
Location: This position is primarily at federal customer facilities in Norfolk, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Remote work or telework is subject to government approval and is not guaranteed.
*** This position is contingent upon award of a contract to Harkcon***
Key Responsibilities
- Manage projects that align military occupations, training, qualifications, and sea service with civilian maritime credentialing requirements.evelop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, stakeholder maps, risk logs, issue trackers, and recurring reports.
- Coordinate review of training records, course content, qualification standards, assessment requirements, and credentialing pathways.
- Develop crosswalks, process maps, guides, decision tools, briefing materials, and outreach products that explain credentialing options and required actions.
- Work with maritime instructors, assessors, credentialing specialists, training commands, operational personnel, educational institutions, and program offices.
- Track questions, cases, cohorts, documentation requirements, decisions, and follow-up actions using approved systems and shared workspaces.
- Identify policy, process, data, and communication barriers that delay or complicate credential attainment and recommend practical improvements.
- Support informational sessions, stakeholder meetings, applicant or participant communications, and program performance reporting.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure advice and products remain aligned with current statutes, policy, and credentialing standards.
- Develop and maintain examinations within approved secure systems.
- Support instructional design and curriculum revisions addressing identified credentialing gaps.
- Crosswalk maritime standards and approved courses to support continued course approval.
- Coordinate participant inquiries and schedule credentialing counseling sessions.
- Recommend curriculum adjustments that address credentialing gaps at minimal cost.
Required Qualifications
- Experience creating and implementing successful maritime training programs and courses.
- Active instructor and/or assessor qualification issued by the National Maritime Center.
- Prior military experience as a member of the Afloat Community.
- Familiarity with military A-Schools, C-Schools, qualification systems, and governing directives applicable to military training systems.
- Strong understanding of maritime regulations, standards, and best practices.
- Working knowledge of maritime occupations, shipboard duties, training records, qualification systems, and credentialing concepts.
- Experience coordinating technical reviews and translating complex requirements into clear guidance, crosswalks, or action plans.
- Strong project-management, research, writing, briefing, and customer-service skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive personnel and training information appropriately.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, and structured tracking tools.
- Ability to meet federal background-investigation, credentialing, and system-access requirements and remain eligible to obtain a Secret security clearance. An active clearance is not currently required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of merchant mariner credential applications, sea-service documentation, approved training, examinations, medical or security prerequisites, and endorsement pathways.
- Experience with military A-School, C-School, apprenticeship, qualification, or rating-development programs.
- Project Management Professional or similar certification.
- Four-year degree in education, training, or maritime studies.
- Prior Coast Guard afloat experience and familiarity with military training-enterprise operations.
- Familiarity with e-learning authoring, examination-development, and digital learning tools.
Work Environment
This is a full-time position which may support a distributed team through a combination of remote work and activities at federal customer locations. The employee must be able to participate in virtual and in-person meetings, work during normal customer business hours, travel periodically, and use customer-approved collaboration and information systems. Specific location, travel, and access requirements will be confirmed before placement.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Harkcon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in credentialing manager jobs.
- Three to five years of experience in provider credentialing or medical staff services
- Proficiency with credentialing software such as Cactus, Echo, or Modio Health
- Knowledge of NCQA, URAC, or The Joint Commission credentialing standards
- Experience managing payer enrollment and re-credentialing across multiple health plans
- Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) or CPMSM designation preferred
- Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business, or a related field
Tips for Your Credentialing Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to credentialing systems
Name the specific credentialing software you've used, such as Cactus, Echo, or Modio, directly in your resume's skills section. Hiring managers scan for system familiarity before reading anything else, and vague terms like 'credentialing platforms' won't get you past the filter.
Highlight payer enrollment outcomes specifically
Quantify provider enrollment results on your resume by noting how many providers you enrolled, how quickly, or how you reduced re-credentialing turnaround time. Credentialing manager roles are results-driven, and vague ownership of a process reads weaker than a concrete outcome.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists credentialing manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter postings by accreditation body focus
Some employers credential primarily through NCQA, others through URAC or The Joint Commission. Identify which body each employer works with and reflect that language in your application. Matching your vocabulary to theirs signals you won't need onboarding time to get up to speed.
Prepare for scenario questions on delegation
Interviewers often ask how you've managed delegated credentialing arrangements with health plans. Walk through a specific delegation audit you've led, including what discrepancies you found and how you resolved them. That specificity distinguishes you from candidates who only describe processes in the abstract.
Negotiate by citing accreditation cycle value
When discussing compensation, anchor your ask to the cost and risk of a failed accreditation survey or a lapsed provider credential. Credentialing managers directly protect revenue and compliance standing, and framing your value in those terms gives you a concrete basis for negotiation.
Credentialing Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most credentialing managers?
Coast Dental and Orthodontics, Allara, and Harkcon are hiring the most credentialing managers right now, with openings concentrated in Florida, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Health systems, managed care organizations, and large physician groups consistently post the highest volume of these roles.
How many credentialing manager jobs are remote?
About 67% of credentialing manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the administrative nature of most credentialing work. Provider enrollment, payer contracting follow-up, and audit preparation are the sub-areas most commonly performed fully remotely, while roles tied to medical staff office oversight often require on-site presence.
How do you become a credentialing manager?
Start in a credentialing coordinator or medical staff coordinator role to build hands-on experience with provider files, payer enrollment, and accreditation documentation. Pursue a CPCS certification through the National Association Medical Staff Services to formalize your credentials. After several years managing end-to-end credentialing cycles and delegated arrangements, you'll be competitive for manager-level openings at health systems or managed care organizations.
Can I get a credentialing manager job with limited experience?
Moving into a manager role with limited experience is possible if you've led a credentialing project, supervised a small team, or owned a payer enrollment relationship independently. Employers at smaller medical groups and specialty practices often promote from within or accept candidates with strong coordinator experience who can demonstrate they've managed workflows without supervision. Certifications like CPCS help offset a shorter resume.
What does the credentialing manager interview process look like?
Most credentialing manager interviews include a phone screen with HR, followed by a panel interview with the director of medical staff services or compliance leadership. Expect scenario questions about managing expired privileges, handling a delegation audit finding, or resolving a payer credentialing discrepancy. Some employers assign a short written exercise or ask you to walk through how you'd structure a re-credentialing workflow from scratch.
Where can I find and apply to credentialing manager jobs?
You can find and apply to credentialing manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and preferences, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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