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As of Sep 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for accreditation officer in the United States is $75,929.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $40,000.00 and $98,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is an accreditation officer?

Accreditation Officers are professionals responsible for overseeing and coordinating the accreditation process for educational institutions, healthcare organizations, or other entities that require formal recognition of meeting specific standards. Their duties include preparing documentation, ensuring compliance with standards, facilitating audits or reviews, and serving as a liaison between the organization and accrediting bodies. Accreditation Officers play a crucial role in maintaining quality assurance and continuous improvement within their organizations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an accreditation officer?

To excel as an Accreditation Officer, you need a strong background in quality assurance, policy analysis, and compliance, often supported by a relevant bachelor’s degree. Familiarity with accreditation software, document management systems, and knowledge of regulatory standards is typically required. Attention to detail, analytical thinking, and effective communication are vital soft skills for ensuring accuracy and collaboration with stakeholders. These skills are crucial to maintaining organizational credibility, meeting regulatory requirements, and facilitating continuous improvement.

What are some common challenges accreditation officers face during the accreditation process, and how can they effectively manage them?

Accreditation Officers often encounter challenges such as coordinating with multiple departments to gather required documentation, ensuring compliance with evolving accreditation standards, and managing tight deadlines. Effective management involves strong organizational skills, clear communication, and building cooperative relationships with colleagues across the organization. Staying up-to-date with industry standards and maintaining thorough records can also help Accreditation Officers anticipate and resolve issues proactively.

What is the difference between Accreditation Officer vs Certification Specialist?

AspectAccreditation OfficerCertification Specialist
Required CredentialsTypically a degree in education, healthcare, or related field; certifications in accreditation standardsSimilar degrees; certifications in specific certification programs or standards
Work EnvironmentRegulatory agencies, educational institutions, healthcare organizationsCertification bodies, consulting firms, industry organizations
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in education, healthcare, and industry sectors for accreditation processesCommon in professional certification programs across industries

The Accreditation Officer and Certification Specialist roles share similar credentials and work environments, often within the same industries. While Accreditation Officers focus on ensuring organizations meet accreditation standards, Certification Specialists handle individual or organizational certifications. Both roles are essential for maintaining quality standards and are frequently searched together by professionals seeking compliance and certification careers.

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Infographic showing various Accreditation Officer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 93% Full Time, and 7% Part Time. Highlights an 97% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $75,929 per year, or $36.5 per hour.

Accreditation and Integration Coordinator for Health Science

Lincoln Memorial University

Knoxville, TN • On-site

$55 - $75/hr

Other

Posted 5 days ago


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Job description

Accreditation and Integration Coordinator for Health Science

Position Title Accreditation and Integration Coordinator for Health Science

Department

Department Health Sciences Simulations

Position Category

Position Category Staff Full Time

Job Description

The Accreditation and Integration Coordinator for Health Sciences provides high-level executive administrative, analytical, and logistical support directly to the Chief Accreditation and Integration
Officer ( CAIO ). This role serves as a centralized administrative anchor specifically focused on supporting the accreditation processes and the operational workflows of the Center for IPE and Simulation ( CIPES ). Operating within a unified enterprise structure, this position supports
the CAIO’s direct reports within Simulation Operations, Simulation and SP Programming, Interprofessional Education ( IPE ), and Life Support Skills.
This role reports directly to the Chief Accreditation and Integration
Officer for Health Sciences

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, education, or a related field preferred 3+ years of experience in a high-level administrative support,
executive assistant, or program coordination role. Demonstrated experience working within a complex higher education, health professions program, or academic healthcare environment strongly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

Document Control and Review: Assist the CAIO with the clerical formatting, systematic organization, and digital archiving of all required accreditation documents across multiple health professions programs to ensure consistency, timeliness, and completeness prior to submission

Standards Tracking: Maintain highly organized master repositories of current and future accreditation standards across multiple health professions colleges (including LMU - DCOM ) to support multi-program alignment

Audit Readiness: Monitor compliance communications and timeline trackers to ensure all multi-site program metrics are finalized ahead of cyclical reporting deadlines or internal audits

Direct Report Support: Provide direct administrative support to CIPES leadership, managing travel requests, processing institutional expense reports, and coordinating multi-site calendars for the CAIO’s direct reports to eliminate operational silos

Office Operations: Handle comprehensive clerical duties for the CAIO executive suite and CIPES , including processing receipts, routing document approvals, managing multi-campus correspondence, and maintaining central files

Executive & Committee Assistance: Coordinate high-level leadership and committee meetings, distribute strategic agendas, and record detailed minutes to prevent cross-program scheduling conflicts

KPI Data Collection: Systematically collect, clean, and organize raw operational data, validation metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) across Simulation, IPE , and Life Support Skills

Database & Roster Management: Maintain comprehensive and highly accurate records, including student cohort assignments, certification histories, cross-program group setups, and active campus personnel rosters

Resource & Budget Tracking: Organize and report on daily CIPES operations to give leadership clear visibility into how staff, spaces, and equipment are used, efficiently driving and supporting better budget management

Unified Support: Promote a unified “one LMU ” culture by streamlining communication and standardizing administrative workflows across all CIPES activities and health professions campuses

High proficiency in database management, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams), and enterprise scheduling/expense software

Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills required for managing complex accreditation portfolios

Data-driven analytical skills to aggregate raw metrics into clean, actionable data reports

Operational discipline and efficiency, with the ability to manage requests from multiple direct reports simultaneously while keeping strategic priorities aligned

High confidentiality and professionalism in dealing with institutional records, financial data, and multi-program accreditation files

Continuous Accreditation Success: 100% accuracy and completeness in the clerical formatting, organization, and secure digital archiving of compliance and program metrics, ensuring all submissions are delivered ahead of internal reviews and external deadlines for multiple health professions programs

CIPES Operational & Margin Efficiency: Flawless, timely administrative execution of travel requests, expense reports, and logistics for all direct reports, successfully eliminating multi-site administrative delays and tracking resource expenditures to drive margin improvement

Flawless Data Integrity: Maintenance of completely accurate centralized student tracking cohorts, evaluation statistics, and performance KPIs across CIPES to provide clear, reliable operational visibility

Elimination of Operational Silos: Highly coordinated calendar and shared timeline management that facilitates cross-campus collaboration and supports the alignment of all health professions simulation and IPE spaces under a unified LMU framework.

About the Institution

Lincoln Memorial University is a values-based learning community dedicated to providing educational experiences in the liberal arts and professional studies. The main campus is located in Harrogate, Tennessee. For more information about employment opportunities, contact the Office of Human Resources at 423-869-7112 or humanresources@lmunet.edu .

AA/EEO Statement

Lincoln Memorial University is an Equal Opportunity education institution. Lincoln Memorial University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in all University programs and activities.

The University will conduct criminal background checks on all employees. Background checks may include but are not limited to confirmation of the individual’s identity, credit information, motor vehicle driving record, review of an individual’s criminal conviction record (if any), verification of any license, and certificate or degree required for the position.

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