Prior Authorization Representative Scheduling

Overview

Job Description The Pre-Access Authorization Specialist I is responsible for accurately verifying and completing insurance eligibility, securing prior authorization and managing authorization related denials to ensure patient financial health.

This position is being offered hybrid to local Utah applicants only.

• Confirms, enters, and/or updates required demographic data on patient and guarantor.
• Accurately verifies all pertinent patient-related insurance eligibility, benefits, authorization; follow-up on appeals and denials when requested
• Contacts patient/provider when authorization is unsecured prior to scheduled date of service
• Effectively escalates issues which cannot be resolved independently
• Maintains departmental/individual work queues and reviews self-quality for due diligence
• Meets or exceeds departmental productivity, due diligence and quality standards

• Revenue Cycle
• Insurance Eligibility
• Office 365
• EMR Technology
• Customer service
• Time management
• Medical terminology
• Medical coding
• Accuracy
• Productivity

Required

• Demonstrated experience in a healthcare revenue cycle role utilizing authorization tools.
• Demonstrates basic understanding of medical terminology.
• Demonstrated experience in a customer service role.
• Demonstrated experience in a role requiring strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrates basic understanding of healthcare billing and coding procedures.

Preferred

• High School Diploma or Equivalent from an accredited institution. Education is verified.
• Two (2) years of healthcare revenue cycle experience.
• Two (2) years of experience in a customer-service related role.
• EPIC experience.

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers require employees to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• For roles requiring driving:
  Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location: TOSH

Work City: Murray

Work State: Utah

40 hours per week.

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$18.39 - $24.99

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