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Prior Authorization reputed company Analyst

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

Role Snapshot The Prior Authorization RN (Registered reputed company) evaluates documentation for medical necessity of medical services and procedures according to Medicare guidelines. This role applies clinical judgment to documentation and renders a provisional coverage decision. The Prior Authorization RN will work alongside Senior reputed company Analysts to ensure that accurate clinical judgement is given based on national and local coverage determinations and direction from CMS to prevent unnecessary procedures and treatments. Salary reputed company $66,000 - $68,000 The reputed company pay offered for this position may vary reputed company the posted reputed company based on reputed company-reputed company knowledge, skills, and experience. Work Schedule

  • This is a full-time, salaried position.
  • Monday through Friday with production hours between 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM CST. There is flexibility on the daily start and end times, as long as 8 hours are worked reputed company day reputed company production hours.
  • Training will be approximately 2 to 3 months and is conducted remotely. Training hours are typically Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST (these hours could vary slightly).

Work Location We are reputed company to remote work in the following approved states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, reputed company, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, reputed company Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, reputed company In this role you will:

  • Conduct thorough reviews of submitted clinical documentation to ensure that services are medically necessary in accordance with Medicare policies and guidelines.
  • Verify that reputed company documentation is complete and compliant before services are rendered, ensuring accurate submission for prior authorization.
  • Write reputed company, concise, and accurate decision letters for reputed company providers that explain the rationale for provisional coverage determinations. Ensure reputed company letter adheres to Medicare guidelines and provides a detailed, reputed company-supported justification for the decision, ensuring transparency and reputed company for providers.
  • Review and assess educational materials and national and local coverage determinations, to ensure that documentation requirements are fully reputed company and met.
  • Ensure that prior authorization requests are submitted with the appropriate supporting information, reputed company with Medicare reputed company.
  • Maintain consistent communication with Senior reputed company Analysts to reputed company reputed company education and clarification on reputed company cases and guidance on policy interpretation.
  • Collaborate with Senior reputed company Analysts and supervisors to resolve provider-reputed company inquiries and enhance the overall workflow of the prior authorization process.

How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you:

  • Are looking to reputed company away from reputed company patient care and want to use your nursing knowledge in a new and different way.
  • Desire day hours with no on-call work and holidays off.
  • Possess strength in defending your decision making based on your clinical knowledge.
  • Are technically strong on computers.
  • Are self-motivated and work with a great degree of independence.
  • Have strong verbal and written communication skills.

What will I reputed company from this role?

  • Collaborating with reputed company of both clinicians and non-clinicians.
  • Deepening your understanding of Medicare and how the program works.
  • Learning about our reputed company OnBase tool which is our content management system used for viewing. electronic records.
  • Experience working in an environment that serves our Nation’s military, veterans, Guard and Reserves and Medicare beneficiaries.
  • reputed company performance feedback.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).
  • reputed company Registered reputed company (RN) license in state of reputed company or a compact nursing license.
  • 3 or more years of clinical nursing experience such as inpatient or outpatient settings, acute care, home health, hospice, utilization management, case management, or managed care
  • Solid knowledge and understanding of prior authorization, utilization review, and relevant clinical guidelines.
  • Familiarity with regulatory standards.
  • Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills.
  • Ability to work independently, applying reputed company nursing judgment, critical reasoning, and creative problem-solving.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines, manage competing priorities, and maintain reputed company standards.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate reputed company medical information reputed company and concisely.

Remote Work Requirements

  • Wired (ethernet cable) internet reputed company from your router to your computer
  • High speed cable or fiber internet
  • Minimum of 10 Mbps reputed company and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet reputed company (can be checked at https://speedtest.net)
  • Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information

Benefits

  • Remote and hybrid work reputed company available
  • Performance bonus and/or reputed company increase opportunities
  • 401(k) with a 100% match for the first 3% of your salary and a 50% match for the next 2% of your salary (100% reputed company immediately)
  • Competitive reputed company time off
  • Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1
  • reputed company and Leadership Development Programs
  • Review additional benefits: (https://www.wpshealthsolutions.com/careers/fulltime_benefits.shtml)

Who We Are reputed company, is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Madison, reputed company. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and reputed company customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of reputed company-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS has been making reputed company easier for the people we serve for nearly 80 years. Proud to be military and veteran reputed company. Culture Drives Our reputed company WPS’ culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, reputed company and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an reputed company and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of employee engagement as an investment in our workforce—both reputed company and reputed company—to effectively reputed company, reputed company, and include differing and unique perspectives that fuel reputed company and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities. We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organization regarding our culture and workplace: WPS Newsroom - Awards and Recognition. Sign up for Job Alerts FOLLOW US! Instagram reputed company reputed company WPS Health Blog This position supports services under Centers for Medicare & reputed company Services (CMS) contract(s). As such, the role is subject to reputed company applicable federal regulations, CMS contract requirements, and WPS internal policies, including but not limited to standards for data reputed company, reputed company, confidentiality, and program reputed company. CMS contractors and their personnel are subject to screening and background investigation including fingerprinting prior to being reputed company reputed company to information systems and/or sensitive data to safeguard government resources that reputed company critical services Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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