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General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (fully on-site)
Posted Date
03/25/2025
Salary Range: $29.42 - 42.14 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
23183

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for obtaining authorization for and scheduling chemotherapy, injections, and procedures within the office, at UCLA facilities, and at outside facilities. Provide a high level of customer service. Major duties include: verifying insurance benefits for requested procedures and medications, confirming and obtaining appropriate authorization for office visits, procedures, chemotherapy, etc., and special projects as assigned.


Salary range: $29.42/hr - $42.14/hr

Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Working knowledge of insurance authorization and verification process for major medical insurance plans
  • Typing skills to prepare forms and correspondence with speed and accuracy
  • Possesses strong customer service skills to promote pleasant and effective interactions with patients, staff, and physicians
  • Knowledge of billing and diagnosis codes and medical office procedures
  • Ability to set priorities and complete assignments in a timely manner under minimal supervision
  • Working knowledge of medical terminology
  • Advanced organizational skills to ensure a workable, efficient workspace and accomplish established objectives
  • Skill in adapting to and implementing frequently changing procedures
  • Knowledge of State and Federal programs to ensure reimbursement from Medicare, Medi-Cal, or other sponsoring agencies
  • Skill in analyzing information, problems, situations, practices, and procedures to recognize alternatives and provide solutions
  • Ability to problem-solve with other members of the clinic team while maintaining cooperative working relationships with administrators, physicians, peers, and the public.
  • Skill in recognizing an emergency or high priority situation and taking appropriate and immediate action. Demonstrated ability to maintain composure when confronted by difficult situations and to respond professionally
  • Skill in speaking clearly and using appropriate grammar
  • Ability to work as part of a team, maintaining confidentiality in all assignments, and showing initiative in identifying and solving problems as they occur

Preferred:

  • Experience with varied computer software and hardware including word processing, knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, the internet and with an EMR system
  • General knowledge of oncology procedures and terminology
  • Working knowledge of third party payor verification terminology to determine benefit eligibility and interpretation of coverage
  • Knowledge of patient assistance programs

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional 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; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.