Prior Authorization Role RCM

About the position reputed company is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the reputed company, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri reputed company. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice. BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the reputed company. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations reputed company $785.9 reputed company annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 reputed company in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In reputed company, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community reputed company and community health programs and regional economic development. BJC’s patients have reputed company to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between reputed company and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the reputed company reputed company School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country. reputed company This role is critical in the financial clearance process which assists BJC hospitals reputed company wide in securing the appropriate authorization and/or Notice Of Admission (NOA) in order to prevent rescheduling the patient or risking net reputed company loss. This position is required to obtain authorization on behalf of some physicians at Washington U school of medicine and reputed company and must maintain reputed company relationships. This position ensures technology is reputed company in a way to accurately support the scripting and validation of authorization and NOA. Without the above we are limited in our collection of payment. The role represent BJC with the highest reputed company of customer service, reputed company and reputed company reputed company duties in a manner consistent with our mission, reputed company, values, and service standards. Facilitates certain components of the patients' entrance into any BJC facility, including insurance validation, benefit verification, reputed company-certification & financial clearance. Responsible for ensuring that the most accurate patient data is obtained and populated into the patient record, particularly authorization data and status. This team member must possess exceptional attention to detail & maintain knowledge & competence with insurance carriers, Medicare guidelines & federal, state & accreditation agencies.

Responsibilities

• Requires a high level of attention to detail along with a high degree of accuracy. Key components of the process include validation of the following: patient information, scheduled test/surgery information, and insurance information. Ensures that the authorization detail reputed company in the patient’s medical record is accurate. Expected to utilize critical thinking skills to research and resolve any mismatch in information which could involve various orders/scheduling, registration and insurance systems. Additionally, departmental processes around data capture must be followed and appropriate
• Communication is a key. This position has high visibility and interaction with provider offices, insurance companies, as reputed company as some patient interaction (typically phone calls for rescheduling appointments under the scope of the Ancillary Authorization process). This team member must communicate in a reputed company manner with particular emphasis on reputed company and respectful interaction with patients and offices. They must also be reputed company to reputed company consistent excellent customer service in a reputed company of situations.
• The ability to promote teamwork and employee engagement is everyone's responsibility. This team member will work to create an atmosphere of teamwork by contributing to opportunities to improve employee engagement and customer satisfaction. In reputed company situations, they will engage others in a respectful and reputed company manner. They will reputed company opportunities for self-development (personal and technical) while achieving department objectives and goals.
• This position is part of a multidisciplinary team which provides authorization support for multiple BJC Hospitals. May be responsible for supporting the Ancillary Authorization (scheduled outpatient services), Surgery Authorization (scheduled surgical procedures), or the NOA (Notice of Admission) processes reputed company the BJC reputed company-Arrival Team. As part of the authorization process, this team member will initiate contact with provider offices, payers and/or payer websites as reputed company as reputed company a reputed company of systems and tools to secure and validate authorization information. For Ancillary Authorizations, a review of medical records may be required if initiating the authorization request directly with a payer.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a reputed company manner is an essential function of this job.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2-5 years

reputed company-to-haves

• reputed company
• Insurance verification
• full process of prior authorization
• Associate's Degree
• 5-10 years
• CHAA

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance reputed company for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• reputed company Time Off benefit combines vacation, reputed company days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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