Care Coordinator Auth Scheduling Specialist

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Wake Forest, NC

8h • $21 - $31 • Remote

About The Position

Join our team as a Care Coordinator Auth Scheduling Specialist, where you’ll play a vital role in ensuring patients receive timely, well-coordinated care. In this position, you’ll partner closely with patients, providers, and insurance plans to manage referrals, obtain authorizations, and schedule essential services. If you’re detail-oriented, compassionate, and thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment, this role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact every day.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Prior computer experience required.
• Customer service experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of insurance coverage (FSC/Coverage/Plan types) and medical necessity guidelines preferred.
• Experience with electronic medical records or medical record software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete and process patient referrals, coordinating between referring and receiving practices or departments.
• Prepare and communicate financial estimates for patients as needed.
• Secure all required authorizations to ensure timely patient care.
• Guide patients toward providers within their insurance network.
• Review benefits and educate patients on insurance coverage and financial responsibility.
• Schedule surgical procedures, diagnostic testing, and other clinical services with internal and external providers.
• Review daily schedules to ensure accuracy, proper time allocation, and efficient workflow.
• Follow up on all referrals to prevent care gaps and support seamless patient experiences.

Benefits

• Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED