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How much do credentialing associate jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 12, 2026, the average hourly pay for credentialing associate in New Mexico is $23.60, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.65 and $26.78 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a credentialing associate?

Credentialing Associates are professionals who manage and verify the qualifications and credentials of healthcare providers, such as doctors and nurses, to ensure they meet all necessary standards and regulations. Their responsibilities include collecting, verifying, and maintaining documentation like licenses, certifications, and work history. They play a crucial role in healthcare organizations by ensuring that only qualified providers are allowed to deliver patient care, helping maintain patient safety and regulatory compliance.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a credentialing associate, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Credentialing Associate, you need strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and familiarity with credentialing processes, typically supported by a high school diploma or relevant associate degree. Proficiency in credentialing management software, databases, and knowledge of regulatory standards such as NCQA or The Joint Commission is important. Excellent communication, time management, and problem-solving abilities help you effectively interact with providers and resolve documentation issues. These skills ensure accurate and timely credentialing, compliance with regulations, and the smooth onboarding of healthcare professionals.

What are some common challenges credentialing associates face when verifying practitioner credentials, and how can they be addressed?

Credentialing Associates often encounter challenges such as missing or incomplete documentation, discrepancies in practitioner information, and delays in responses from licensing boards or references. To address these issues, it is essential to develop strong organizational skills, maintain diligent follow-ups, and utilize checklists or credentialing software to track progress. Collaborating closely with providers and other team members also helps streamline the process and resolve issues efficiently.

What is the difference between Credentialing Associate vs Credentialing Specialist?

AspectCredentialing AssociateCredentialing Specialist
Required CredentialsHigh school diploma or equivalent; some roles may prefer certificationHigh school diploma or equivalent; certification often preferred
Work EnvironmentHealthcare organizations, insurance companies, or credentialing firmsHealthcare facilities, insurance companies, or credentialing agencies
Employer & Industry UsageCommonly used in healthcare and insurance sectorsWidely used in healthcare credentialing departments
Search & Comparison IntentOften compared for entry-level roles or career progressionCompared for specialized credentialing tasks

The Credentialing Associate and Credentialing Specialist roles share similar environments and required credentials, often involving healthcare or insurance organizations. The main difference lies in scope: Credentialing Specialists typically handle more complex credentialing processes and may require more experience or certifications. Both roles are essential in ensuring providers meet licensing and credentialing standards, but the Specialist role often involves more responsibility and expertise.

What are the most commonly searched types of Credentialing jobs in New Mexico?

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Infographic showing various Credentialing Associate job openings in New Mexico as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 67% Full Time, and 33% Part Time. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $49,098 per year, or $23.6 per hour.

Credentialing Specialist II

Sunland Park, NM • On-site

HCA Healthcare
Hospitals • 10K+ employees
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Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 3 days ago

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6.5

Company rating: 6.5 out of 10

Based on 2,317 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Credentialing Specialist II 

Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:30AM-6:00PM CST.

Seeking candidates that live in the Mountain Standard Time and Pacific Standard Time time zones.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Credentialing Processing Center Specialist II is responsible for safeguarding the patient well-being and elevating clinical excellence across our healthcare enterprise by meticulously ensuring hospitals and other healthcare facilities possess comprehensive, verified practitioner legally required credentials. This role is pivotal in empowering informed decisions regarding practitioner access, directly impacting the thousands of lives under our care daily. 

In this role you will: 

  • Mastery communication and regulatory guidelines, policies, procedures, and internal systems, coupled with keen insight into practitioner 350+ internal customers, plus external customers.  
  • Forges collaborative partnerships with over 350+ healthcare facilities, customers, and stakeholders.  
  • Mastered competency and acquired extensive experience through review of Data Integrity Reviews, Specialist Reviews, and Compliance Reviews, that supports precise accurate identification of potential practitioner issues and flagging of practitioner risk.  
  • Adheres to stringent regulatory guidelines, Joint Commission Standards, Facility Bylaws and CPC standards.  
  • Ensures the flawless, timely, and accurate credentialing of medical and allied healthcare providers, upholding the highest standards of quality  
  • Mastered through experience and exposure to complex credentialing documents and verifications the competency to discern, identify and escalate practitioner risk concerns by utilizing the policies, procedures, verification elements, or regulatory guidelines as validation. In addition, competency, and experience that supports the identification of potential risk outside of policy requirements.  
  • Orchestrates the comprehensive collection of all pertinent information, strategically managing follow-up for missing or incomplete documentation through effective communication and relationship building with practitioners and other external organizations.  
  • Identifies and analyzes potential compliance flags and master the skill set through experience to collaborate with practitioners on sensitive issues and other external organization, such as drug addiction centers or anger management centers, to accurate document or resolve sensitive and confidential practitioner issues.  
  • Mastered the ability to meticulously document resolution and/or unresolved complex issues and escalations as needed in practitioner files that may support future lawsuits.  
  • Possesses expertise knowledge to contribute valuable insight into the strategic development and implementation of policy frameworks, and participates in comprehensive audits, ensuring regulatory adherence.  
  • Provides strategic counsel to Managers and Directors regarding ambiguous information, and escalates critical issues identified during credentialing processes with expediency and precision.  
  • Maintains meticulous credentialing records, guaranteeing the accurate scanning and secure storage of all correspondence within mandated timeframes.  
  • Upholds unwavering compliance with all governing policies, procedures, and Federal and State regulatory and accrediting agency requirements. 

Qualifications: 

  • Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred 
  • 5+ years’ experience in healthcare credentialling with Parallon or HCA required  
  • Experience with Credentialing Accreditation by Joint Commission or National Committee for Quality Assurance, preferred.  
  • Detailed working knowledge of the health care and credentialing industry, including medical-legal issues and laws, regulatory agencies, and other national standards preferred 
  • NAMSS Certification preferred. 
  • Remote employees are required to live within 60 miles of an HCA hospital 
  • Remote employees are required to have wired (Cable or fiber) internet access with 25 MBS Download and 15 MBS Upload. 
Benefits

Parallon, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
  • Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Credentialing Specialist II opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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