Senior Patient Referrals & Authorization Lead

Providence; Chewelah (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Physician Management Group is seeking a Senior Patient Authorization and Referral Specialist to manage referral processing and related clerical tasks for scheduling in specialty clinics. You will coordinate with medical offices and insurers to ensure timely, accurate referral requests and support a patient-centered care workflow.

The role emphasizes collaboration, attention to detail, and alignment with Providence’s mission of caring for the community.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in healthcare setting with increased responsibilities or customer service type role.
• 1 year referral processing experience.
• 1 year authorization and medical insurance experience.

Responsibilities

• Initiates a variety of external and internal complex referral processing and clerical duties in support of procedural and/or surgery scheduling within the PMG specialty clinics.
• Communicates with internal and external medical offices and insurance companies to ensure provider referral requests are processed timely and accurately.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Referral processing

Authorization/insurance experience

Medical terminology

Job description

Providence Physician Management Group is seeking a Senior Patient Authorization and Referral Specialist to manage referral processing and related clerical tasks for scheduling in specialty clinics. You will coordinate with medical offices and insurers to ensure timely, accurate referral requests and support a patient-centered care workflow.

The role emphasizes collaboration, attention to detail, and alignment with Providence’s mission of caring for the community.