Claims Specialist - USFHP

Pacific Medical Centers; Renton (WA); Hybrid; USD 30,307 - 45,460; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Medical Centers is seeking a Claims Specialist to review, process, and adjudicate TRICARE medical claims in our Renton area. You will investigate discrepancies, respond to provider and beneficiary inquiries, and ensure compliance with reimbursement guidelines in a fast-paced environment.

Join our team in a cross-functional, patient-focused culture that emphasizes accuracy, timely processing, and high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent health care admin experience.
• 2 years in managed care operations.
• 1 year claims processing experience in a TPA, MSO, HMO, PHO or large group practice.
• Experience with COB, Adjustments, Point of Service, Home Health and Encounters.

Responsibilities

• Review, process, and adjudicate TRICARE medical claims accurately and in accordance with regulations and company policies.
• Investigate claim discrepancies and resolve provider and beneficiary inquiries.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare reimbursement guidelines.
• Maintain high standards for quality and turnaround times.

Skills

HS Diploma/ GED experience

Managed Care operations

Claims processing experience

Specialty claims processing

Information systems knowledge

Education

HS Diploma or GED; Health Care Admin

Tools

IDX healthcare software

Job description

Description

The Claims Specialist is responsible for reviewing, processing, and adjudicating TRICARE medical claims accurately and in accordance with TRICARE regulations, contract requirements, and company policies. This role investigates claim discrepancies, resolves provider and beneficiary inquiries, ensures compliance with healthcare reimbursement guidelines, and maintains high standards for quality and turnaround times.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Pacmed Clinics DBA Pacific Medical Centers and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• H.S. Diploma or GED, or equivalent experience in Health Care Business Administration.
• 2 years in Managed Care operations.
• 1 year claims processing experience, in a TPA, MSO, HMO, PHO or large group practice setting.
• Experience with areas of specialty claim processing (COB, Adjustments, Point of Service, Home Health and Encounters).
• Information systems supporting the administration of managed care products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• IDX healthcare software application.
• CHAMPUS, Medicare and/or Medicaid benefits/programs.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission to advocate, educate and provide extraordinary care.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits. Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Pacific Medical Centers (PacMed) is a private, not-for-profit, primary and integrated multi-specialty health care network with outpatient clinics and primary and specialty care providers in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. We combine decades of patient-centered care with cutting-edge technology, first-class facilities and board-certified providers.

Our strong team environment and respect for our people—at all levels and from all backgrounds—allow us to provide authentic care that achieves the highest-quality patient outcomes, backed by the strong network of resources and support through our affiliation with the Providence family, including local partners like Swedish Health Services.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

For any concerns with this posting relating to the posting requirements in RCW 49.58.110(1), click here where you can access an email link to submit your concern.

Requsition ID: 447122
Company: Pacific Medical Jobs
Job Category: Claims
Job Function: Revenue Cycle
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Career Track: Admin Support
Department: 3060 WA USFHP
Address: WA Renton 620 Naches Ave SW
Work Location: Blackriver Corporate Park-Renton
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Pay Range: $21.55 - $33.53
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.