Insurance Verification Specialist

Healthcare Support Staffing; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 14,774 - 21,042; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare recruiting firm is hiring for a patient insurance verification role in Birmingham, Alabama. The responsibilities include verifying insurance details, ensuring compliance with pre-certification requirements, and effectively communicating with patients. Candidates should have a High School diploma or GED and proficiency in medical terminology, along with at least 6 months of experience in insurance verification. This is a contract position with the potential to become permanent offering a pay rate of $13/hour.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in medical terminology.
• Minimum of 6 months experience in insurance verification.

Responsibilities

• Verify patient insurance and manage pre-certification and authorization requirements.
• Ensure compliance with document retention policies.
• Communicate effectively with patients and provider offices.
• Work with insurance websites for validation.
• Enter CPT and DRG codes as needed.

Skills

Medical terminology proficiency

Typing speed of 40 WPM

Insurance verification experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Job description

HealthCare Support Staffing, Inc. (HSS), is a proven industry-leading national healthcare recruiting and staffing firm. HSS has a proven history of placing talented healthcare professionals in clinical and non-clinical positions with some of the largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities including: Fortune 100 Health Plans, Mail Order Pharmacies, Medical Billing Centers, Hospitals, Laboratories, Surgery Centers, Private Practices, and many other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. HealthCare Support Staffing maintains strong relationships with top providers in healthcare and can assure healthcare professionals they will receive fast access to great career opportunities that best fit their expertise. Connect with one of our Professional Recruiting Consultants today to see how a conversation can turn into a long-lasting and rewarding career!

Job Description

• Responsible for timely and accurate verification of patient insurance and appropriate compliance with payer pre-certification and authorization requirements.
• Ensures document retention and destruction, when appropriate, in compliance with established Policy and/or other applicable Guidelines.
• Uses available tools to ensure the appropriate level of benefit and pre-cert/auth detail is obtained. Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally to our patients and provider offices.
• Follows SOP to ensure accurate and complete benefit and pre-cert/auth information is obtained and recorded.
• Works directly with multiple insurance websites for benefits and authorization validation
• Enters CPT and DRG codes, as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Proficiency in medical terminology
• Type 40 WPM
• 6 months ins verification exp

Additional Information

Shfit: Monday- Friday (hours may vary, needs to be available for an 8 hr shift between 8am-8pm)

Compensation: $13.00/HR

Contract, (minimum 3-6 months and a good chance to go permanent)