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Baptist Health · 13 hours ago

Authorization Associate 1, Business Clinic Office, FT, 10:30A - 7:00P

Florida, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Baptist Health is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, and they are seeking an Authorization Associate 1 to manage authorizations and referrals in a call center environment. The role involves coordinating patient flow, maintaining knowledge of insurance requirements, and providing excellent service to patients and families.

Hospital & Health Care

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Request, follow-up, obtain, and validate authorizations/referrals/notifications with appropriate CPT and ICD-10 codes, within the appropriate timelines

Responsible for coordinating patient flow, timely processing, maintaining knowledge and deployment of practices used within the department/physician practice/hospital to address patient questions or concerns

Maintaining knowledge of insurance requirements, BHSF pricing, financial assistance options, and overall BHSF Revenue Cycle operations

Assist in supporting go lives and different departmental initiatives, including onboarding and training team members

Participate in departmental committees/champion opportunities

Practices the Baptist Health philosophy of service excellence in providing professional, compassionate and friendly service to patients of all ages, families, employees, physicians and community members

Qualification

Authorization validationInsurance knowledgeHealthcare regulatory guidelinesMicrosoft OfficeEMR applicationsCustomer serviceBilingual English/SpanishDetail orientedInterpersonal communicationTeam player

Required

High School Diploma is required

Complete and pass the Patient Access training course

Ability to work in a high volume, fast-paced work environment, and perform basic mathematical calculations

Detail oriented, organized, team player, compassionate, excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills

Minimum Required Experience: 2 Years

Preferred

Associates Degree preferred with 2 years experience in validating/obtaining authorizations with insurance payers, or 3 years experience in lieu of degree

Desired: Knowledge of healthcare regulatory guidelines to include, but not limited to, HIPAA, AHCA, EMTALA, Medicare coverage structure, including medical necessity compliance guidelines

Understanding of insurance contracts, collections, authorizations, and pre-certifications, Microsoft Office products, and EMR applications, etc

Knowledge of medical terminology

Bilingual English, Spanish/Creole preferred

Company

Baptist Health

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Baptist Health South Florida is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization with 12 hospitals, more than 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

Founded in 1990

Coral Gables, Florida, US

10001+ employees

http://careers.baptisthealth.net

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