Provider Relations Intake Specialist

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles seeks a Provider Relations Intake Specialist to serve as the centralized point for provider network changes within Managed Care Operations.

You will coordinate provider additions, credentialing handoffs, and data submissions across plans, contracting, and configuration, ensuring audit-ready documentation and timely processing.

The role supports a hybrid onsite/remote work model with Monday–Friday hours 8am–5pm PST.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Two years or more of Healthcare managed care operations, IPA, or MSO provider relations experience.
• Two years or more of working knowledge of credentialing documents, contracting terminology, or network operations.
• Two years or more of understanding Provider Lifecycle Management (PLM) handoffs.
• Two years or more of experience with provider rosters, credentialing data, and health plan submissions.
• Two years or more of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook Teams).
• Strong communication skills with providers and stakeholders.
• Ability to work in remote or hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and track provider-related requests, including new provider additions, demographic and practice changes, and terminations.
• Review and validate provider rosters and reconcile discrepancies across medical group systems, health plans, credentialing, contracting, and configuration records.
• Support health plan roster submissions, provider directory accuracy, health plan activation, and management of health plan IDs.
• Collaborate with Provider Relations, Contracting, Credentialing, Configuration, Claims, Billing, Finance, Member Services, Quality, and Compliance to coordinate provider changes.
• Monitor requests through completion, proactively follow up on delays, and correctly resolve stalled requests as needed.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation and support compliance, regulatory, and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Provider relations knowledge

Remote collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

PLM or CRM software

Job description

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm PST

Posted Date

09/15/2026

Salary Range: $31.99 - 50.24 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32837

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Provider Relations Intake Specialist serves as the centralized point of contact for provider network changes within Managed Care Operations. This role coordinates and tracks provider additions, changes, and terminations while supporting accurate provider data, health plan submissions, and timely processing across the provider lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and track provider-related requests, including new provider additions, demographic and practice changes, and terminations.
• Review and validate provider rosters and reconcile discrepancies across medical group systems, health plans, credentialing, contracting, and configuration records.
• Support health plan roster submissions, provider directory accuracy, health plan activation, and management of health plan IDs.
• Collaborate with Provider Relations, Contracting, Credentialing, Configuration, Claims, Billing, Finance, Member Services, Quality, and Compliance to coordinate provider changes.
• Monitor requests through completion, proactively follow up on delays, and correctly resolve stalled requests as needed.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation and support compliance, regulatory, and process improvement initiatives.

Salary Range: $ 31.99 - $50.24/hourly

Job Qualifications

All items listed below are required:

• High school diploma
• Two years or more of Healthcare managed care operations, IPA, or MSO provider relations experience
• Two years or more of working knowledge of required credentialing documents, contracting terminology, or network operations
• Two years or more of understanding of the handoffs between Provider Relations, Contracting, Credentialing, and Configuration, i.e., Provider Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Two years or more of experience with provider rosters, credentialing data, and health plan submissions
• Two years or more of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook Teams)
• Strong understanding of contracted health plans and provider relationships
• Skilled in documenting with high attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to manage high-volume intake in an enterprise environment
• Strong communication skills with providers, practice staff, internal, and external stakeholders
• Comfort working in remote or hybrid environments using collaboration tools. Ability to work departmental hours of Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm

All items listed below are preferred:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency of PLM or CRM software
• Understanding of credentialing documentation requirements and roster standards
• Familiarity with provider contract terminology
• Problem-solving mindset with ability to identify root causes of data discrepancies
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to research provider issues using multiple data sources
• Understanding of root cause analysis to prevent repeat issues

As a condition of employment the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.