Authorization Specialist (Full-time/Cody)

You’ll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.

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About Us
Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital. Learn more about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.

Your Benefits
We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all full- and part-time employees (minimum of 20 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more. Click here for more information or download the Employee Benefits Guide.

Magnet: Commitment to Nursing Excellence
Billings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years.  Click here to learn more!

Pre-Employment Requirements
All new employees must complete several pre-employment requirements prior to starting.  Click here to learn more!

Authorization Specialist (Full-time/Cody)
CODY CLINIC - 6760 (BILLINGS CLINIC CODY CLINIC)
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Shift:  Day
Employment Status:  Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period:  0.75 = 60 hours every two weeks (Non-Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE:  $17.15 - 21.44

Responsible for performing the authorization functions with insurance carriers. Coordinate with/educate physicians, nursing staff and other health care providers on the authorization process and requirements. Works as a patient advocate and functions as a liaison between the patient, staff and payer to answer reimbursement questions and avoid insurance delays. Tracks, documents, and monitors authorizations. Implements check and balance systems to ensure timely compliance.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance.
• Coordinates authorization process ensuring authorization has been obtained.
Identifies and initiates precertification/authorization requirements for individual payers and communicates with payer sources in a timely manner to obtain necessary pre-certification/authorization.
• Documents and maintains patient specific precertification/authorization data within the required information systems. Documents and tracks authorizations using established process.
• Reports denials and/or delays in the precertification/authorization process to physicians/other health care providers and/or the patient.
• Develops and maintains collaborative working relationships with payers and health care team.
• Reports non-compliance issues to department specific leadership team.
• Works with Medical Staff Office validating provider enrollment and NPI numbers.
• Tracks and verifies that precertification/authorization has been received either verbally or written.
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