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AUTHORIZATION SPECIALIST

Cooper University Health Care

Camden, NJ
1 day ago

Job Description

Join Cooper University Health Care as an Authorization Specialist, where you will play a vital role in ensuring financial clearance for patient services while interacting with insurance providers and patients. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge healthcare in a supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Financially clear scheduled inpatient and outpatient services
  • Verify insurance eligibility and plan benefits
  • Contact patients for updated insurance information
  • Validate coordination of benefits between insurance carriers
  • Explain insurance plan coverage to patients
  • Secure insurance authorizations and pre-certs for patient services
  • Create referrals for patients
  • Identify copayment, deductible and co-insurance information
  • Collect and process patient liability payments
  • Provide documentation in systems
  • Communicate daily with insurance companies and patients

Required Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Skilled in use of computers and software applications
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Basic knowledge of medical diagnoses and procedural codes

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2 years insurance verification or registration experience in a hospital or physician office
  • Working knowledge of medical insurance plans & products
  • Proficiency in working with payor online portals, NaviNet, Passport or other eligibility systems
  • Experience working in a high-volume call center
  • Proficiency in IDX Flowcast, Imagecast, and EPIC EMR systems

Benefits & Perks

Health insuranceDental insuranceVision insuranceLife insuranceDisability insuranceRetirement planOpportunities for career growth