Patient Authorization Representative II

Full time Information and Record Clerks

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Job Summary
Patient Authorization Representative is responsible for verifying insurance eligibility and ensuring all authorizations for pre certifications, inpatient and out- patient exams/ test are received.

Reports to: Manager, assigned department

Job Specific Responsibilities
Daily assignments may include but are not limited to:

•Verify insurance eligibility and benefits
• Obtain and update patient benefits, identifying limitations and/or exclusions for each particular plan as it pertains to the patient’s care
• Coordinate physician and/or facility referrals and pre certifications for patient appointments
• Perform office administrative duties such as scheduling, processing POs/invoices, scanning, faxing, answering and routing phone calls, etc..
• Communicate with other hospital ...