Manager Authorizations And Financial Clearance
Listed on 2026-08-27
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Healthcare
Healthcare Management, Healthcare Administration, Medical Billing and Coding, Healthcare Compliance
MANAGER AUTHORIZATIONS AND FINANCIAL CLEARANCE - 5458
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Carson City | Full Time
Posted 10 days ago
DescriptionUS:
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Carson City Authorization
Full Time Day Shift
Summary
Responsible for the management of the system's authorization and financial clearance functions to ensure timely access to care, reimbursement readiness, regulatory compliance, and optimal reimbursement. This role provides leadership for authorization and financial clearance staff, develops standardized workflows, monitors performance metrics, and collaborates with clinical, operational, patient access, and revenue cycle teams to reduce authorization-related denials, improve financial clearance processes, and enhance the patient experience.
The Manager partners closely with internal departments and external payers to support financial performance, operational excellence, and a seamless pre-service experience. Serves as a change agent in a constantly changing and growing system and drives process improvements and system enhancements that support organizational growth and revenue cycle performance.
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Healthcare Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in healthcare patient access, referrals, authorizations, revenue cycle, managed care, or related healthcare operations
Minimum of two (3) years of leadership, supervisory or management experience
Strong knowledge of referral management, prior authorization requirements, payer guidelines, reimbursement methodologies, and healthcare revenue cycle operations
Working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, commercial payer requirements, regulatory standards, and accreditation requirements impacting referrals and authorizations
Experience analyzing operational and financial data and implementing process improvement initiatives
Proficiency with electronic health records, authorization management systems, reporting tools, and data analytics
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage change, and drive operational performance in a complex healthcare environment
Preferred:
Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Healthcare Management, Public Health, or a related field
Seven (7) or more years of experience in healthcare patient access, referrals, authorizations, revenue cycle, or related healthcare operations
Three (3) or more years of management experience
Experience leading multi-site or multi-specialty referral and authorization operations
Experience managing authorization-related denials, denial prevention strategies, and payer escalation processes
Certification in healthcare management, patient access, revenue cycle, managed care, or a related field
Experience in a multi-specialty physician practice, hospital, or integrated health system environment
Experience with Epic, referral management platforms, contract management systems, and business intelligence reporting tools
Essential Functions
- Provides leadership and strategic direction for referral and authorization operations across the organization.
- Develops departmental goals, key performance indicators, productivity standards, and quality metrics aligned with organizational objectives.
- Oversees referral and authorization workflows to ensure timely patient access, regulatory compliance, and reimbursement optimization.
- Provides leadership and oversight of financial clearance activities, including insurance eligibility and benefits verification, prior authorization, and pre-service financial clearance processes to ensure patients are financially cleared prior to service, reduce reimbursement risk, and support an exceptional patient experience.
- Monitors departmental performance, denial trends, authorization turnaround times, payer requirements, and operational outcomes; implements corrective actions as needed.
- Leads denial prevention initiatives related to referrals, prior authorizations, medical necessity, and payer requirements.
- Collaborates with physician practices, patient access, revenue cycle, scheduling, utilization management, and clinical leadership to improve operational…
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