Precertification, Scheduling & Disability Coordinator - Physician Services

Hackensack Meridian Health Inc.; Toms River (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Precertification, Scheduling & Disability Coordinator in New Jersey to support physicians and patients. You will verify insurance details, obtain precertifications, and schedule appointments according to department guidelines.

Key duties include coordinating with insurers, completing disability and FMLA forms, maintaining documentation, and providing timely updates to patients, insurers, and employers.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Experience with health insurance verifications and precertification procedures.
• Proficient computer skills and knowledge of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with referring physicians to obtain clinical information.
• Verify and intake patient insurance information and precertification.
• Obtain authorizations from insurance companies.
• Schedule appointments following department policies.
• Complete and submit disability and/or FMLA forms accurately and timely.
• Maintain contact and provide updates to patients, insurers, and employers.

Skills

Health insurance verification

Precertification procedures

Documentation skills

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

Proficient in computers

Medical terminology knowledge

Job description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Precertification, Scheduling & Disability Coordinator collaborates with referring physicians practices to obtain clinical information, verifies/intakes patient insurance information, precertification, obtains authorizations from insurance companies, and schedules appointments with patients following the policy, procedure and guidelines of the department. Responsibilities also include, the accurate and timely completion and submission of disability and/or FMLA forms, while maintaining contact, thorough documentation and providing updates to the patient, insurance company and/or employer.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Experience with obtaining health insurance verifications and precertification procedures. Proficient in computer skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.