Verification of Benefits Specialist

Title: Verification of Benefits Specialist
Location: Lake Mary, FL (100% Onsite)
Duration: 6 Months (Possibility of Extension or Conversion)
Pay Range: $18/hr to $21/hr (On W2)
Shift Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

We are looking for a “Verification of Benefits Specialist“ to join one of our Fortune 500 clients.

Top Skills:

• Must have prior authorization/verification experience.
• Skills: Understanding of Medicare rules and regulations; understanding of managed care as it relates to benefits and authorizations; advanced MS Office experience; strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred two or more years’ experience, but a minimum of 1 year experience is required in insurance benefits verification and/or collections and/or managed care contracting.

Job Responsibilities:

• Contacts insurance companies to verify insurance benefits.
• Initiates Pre-authorization, PCP referral, and Letter of Agreement requests for new and ongoing services with insurance companies and performs follow up activities for an outcome.
• Files Appeals for denied coverage to insurance companies as needed.
• Maintains customer records in practice management system related to benefit coverage, coordination of benefits, authorizations, denials, appeals, outcomes and communication with insurance company.
• Coordinates and communicates with other departments as needed to obtain necessary information to complete benefit verification, authorization, appeals and outcomes for services of care.
• Provides customers with information that includes but is not limited to: updates on status of authorizations, developing & communicating patient financial responsibility estimates, and collecting co-pays, if applicable.
• Applies knowledge of company procedures, contracted and non-contracted guidelines to process cases accordingly and to respond to incoming correspondence and documentation as well as updating customer records according to outcomes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education:

• Min. HS diploma or GED equivalent
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines

We are looking for the candidate who are eligible to work with any employers without sponsorship.

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