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Commonwealth Care Alliance Temporary Authorization Specialists - Remote in Boston, Massachusetts
Why This Role is Important to Us:
Commonwealth Care Alliance’s (CCA) Clinical Effectiveness (Authorization) Unit is primarily responsible for the evaluation of the medical necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of the use of health care services, procedures, and facilities under the provisions of CCA’s benefits plan. The Service Authorization Specialist is responsible for providing accurate, prompt, and appropriate entry of all medical referrals and requests from CCA Clinicians, Members, Vendors and Providers for services needing prior authorization. The Service Authorizations Specialist reports to the Service Authorization Intake Manager.
What You'll Be Doing:
Coordinates with the clinical teams to conduct non‐clinical activities required for medical management (e.g, ensuring submissions for completeness and accuracy, data entering required information, submitting service requests for clinical review).
Assists with the accurate collection of necessary structured data for completion of service decision request.
Provides clear and accurate documentation of all communication and activities.
Handles all requests timely and accurately, adhering to performance measures.
What We're Looking For:
Required: Associate's Degree or equivalent experience
Preferred: Bachelor's Degree
Education, training or experience as a medical coder, medical billing, Insurance Coordinator or other relevant clinical background preferred
Medical terminology knowledge necessary
Basic arithmetic skills required
Working knowledge of CPT and ICD coding
Demonstrated ability of critical thinking skills to efficiently organize work and maintain a high level of accuracy and productivity
Working knowledge and ability to navigate through the healthcare system (insurances, Medicare, Medicaid, physician office operations)
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision; as well as ability to work well in a team model to solve problems, improve workflow, and maintain cooperative working relationships with stakeholders
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Strong customer service and problem solving skills
Computer proficiency
English required, bilingual preferred
EEO is The Law
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Please note employment with CCA is contingent upon acceptable professional references, a background check (including Mass CORI, employment, education, criminal check, and driving record, (if applicable)), an OIG Report and verification of a valid MA/RN license (if applicable). Commonwealth Care Alliance is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
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