Support Specialist

Healthfirst; New Jersey; On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

401k contributions

Job summary

Healthfirst is seeking a Support Coordinator to assist care/case managers with non-clinical tasks, outreach to members and providers, and processing authorizations. You will work within a clinical team and support operations across departments.

The role emphasizes strong communication, ability to manage a large caseload, and accuracy in documentation. A high school diploma and customer service experience are required, with preferred associate degree and familiarity with healthcare systems.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication with good grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreaches for newly enrolled members to review services, DME, and requests.
• Review intake documents for pre-approved services and escalate discrepancies.
• Complete Welcome Onboarding and assessments and identify issues needing clinical escalation.
• Initiate and finalize authorizations in Trucare for preapproved services and DMEs.

Skills

Customer service experience

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Associate Degree/Certification in related field

Tools

Trucare

Salesforce

HHAXchange

DocuSign Epaces

Sharepoint

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

The Support Coordinator is responsible for assisting the care/case managers with non-clinical activities such as creating cases and events; providing telephonic outreach to members, providers and community-based organizations; handling member mailings; faxing clinical requests and Individual Health Care Plans on behalf of the care/case managers. The Support Coordinator is assigned to a specific clinical team (such as Care Management, Utilization Management, Behavioral Health, etc.) and may have additional departmental responsibilities.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Conduct outreaches for newly enrolled members to review current and approved services, durable medical equipment (DME) and additional requests
• Review intake documents for pre-approved services and elevate discrepancies as needed
• Complete Welcome Onboarding and Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Assessments and identify any issues or risk factors that require clinical escalations to a CM/PCM.
• Initiate and finalize authorization in Trucare for preapproved services and DMEs and update and discontinue authorizations when applicable
• Handle and accurately document calls to and from members to assist with benefit questions/issues, schedule appointments, assessment inquiries, service issues and grievances
• Handle and accurately document calls to and from providers regarding authorizations initiation/updates, referrals, visits, tests, and faxed care plans
• Provide education to members and providers regarding requirements for approval of service requests
• Manage a large caseload while communicating member issues or needs and monitoring screening of members effectively to improve quality and cost outcomes
• Communicate with Inter/Intra-departments regarding reconciling onboarding issues
• Additional duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• Experience in a customer service environment
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment that requires handling multiple priorities simultaneously
• Work experience requiring effective communication verbally and in writing while demonstrating good grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate Degree/Certification in a related field
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Knowledge of Trucare, Salesforce, HHAXchange, DocuSign Epaces, Sharepoint
• Experience in managed care or other area of the healthcare industry working in a Call Center environment or Care/Case Management Department
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite applications including Excel, Word, Outlook, and MS Teams
• English proficient bilingual who also speaks Spanish or Mandarin/Cantonese
• Demonstrated ability to document calls into a computer system

Hiring Range*

• Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $40,200 - $54,570
• All Other Locations (within approved locations): $34,900 - $52,000

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

• The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in "good faith" would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.