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Salary Range: $18.00 - $21.00 Hourly

Role and Responsibilities

The Insurance Specialist is r esponsible for initial insurance verification and authorization for all referrals made to HCR , as requested by clinicians and Intake staff .

Essential Functions

+ Enter payer and authorization detail s in agency EMR.

+ Complete assigned insurance related tasks in a timely manner , based on business demands and/or clinical needs.

+ Communicate insurance verification/authorization status and/or problems to clinical staff.

+ Provide excellent customer service.

+ Produce work that is complete and represents high - quality.

+ Report potential incidents of non-compliance or conflict of interest to management.

+ Participate in department and agency meetings.

+ Other duties as assigned.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; and nothing in this herein restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Education Requirements

+ High School diploma required

+ Associates degree preferred.

Qualifications and Requirements

+ One year of experience handling a high volume of insurance authorizations in health care.

+ Ability to work as a member of the team and also independently maintain assigned work responsibilities.

+ Strong communication and data entry skills.

+ Strong time management and organizational skills.

Work Environment

The Insurance Specialist is primarily in an office setting and may be exposed to outdoor conditions.

The working conditions are classified as sedentary work:

+ Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Physical Requirements

The following is a description of the physical requirements on a daily basis for the Insurance Specialist. While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly expected to:

+ Stand

+ Sit

+ Hear

+ Walk

+ Talk

+ Stoop or kneel

+ Repetitive motion

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

EOE/AA Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran