Authorization Specialist

Job Summary

Responsible for obtaining insurance authorizations and/or pre-certifications for multidisciplinary patients in a timely manner. Primary functions include: contacting payers to determine if authorization for services is required prior to rendering services.

• Associate’s Degree and two years relevant patient financial/insurance services experience in a healthcare related setting or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Basic knowledge of various types of office equipment and computer programs: spreadsheets, word processing.
• Excellent organizational, computer, internet, communication and interpersonal skills; including telephone skills required.
• Demonstrates good problem solving skills.
• Excellent written/oral communication, analytical and computer skills required.

• Prior working experience with ambulatory patient care administrative functions, collecting and analyzing data, organizing appropriate record keeping systems, and outside agencies such as insurance carriers, CMS, billing companies and other support agencies preferred.
• RHIT, RHIA or RHIT, RHIA eligible preferred.
• Experience in obtaining insurance authorizations and with EPIC, Chartmaxx, Excel, Word a plus.
• Clinical knowledge a plus.

Monday-Friday 7:30am- 4:00pm

Recruitment Office:
Human Resources