Authorizations Specialist

Description:

We are currently looking for an experienced full-time Authorization Specialist for a radiation oncology office. Must have 1 year of prior authorizations experience.

The responsibilities of the insurance Authorization Specialist will include, but are not limited to the following:

• ensuring scheduled procedures are verified as covered through the patients insurance.
• verifying insurance coverage, eligibility, benefits, obtaining authorizations and pre-certs as required by the individual insurance company for any appointments or procedures that the patient may be scheduled.
• entering complete verification, eligibility and benefit information in the patient accounting system to include the date, time and method used to obtain the verification/eligibility information for each patient.
• communicating with the physicians to assure they are aware of insurance status on their patients and whether or not they may proceed with plan.
• working closely with the billing department and assuring that accurate information is relayed to them.
• working in person, in the office with others is required. Pay will be commensurate with experience.

Requirements:

• Insurance verification: 1 year (Required) experience.
• The Authorization/verification specialist will need to have excellent communication skills as they will be communicating with internal customers and physicians as well as insurance companies and patients. 
• An understanding of various insurances and plan types as well as setting plan codes. 
• Working in person, in the office with others is required.