Medical Insurance Authorization Specialist, Temp-To-Hire
About The Position
FlexStaff is seeking a Medical Office Administrator with experience in Healthcare Insurance Authorization and Medical Billing for their Client, a Prosthetics and Orthotics Lab for their office located in Manhattan, NY. This is a Temp-to-Hire role. In this role, you will be responsible for providing clerical support, answering phone calls, and obtaining accurate insurance information, verification, and pre-authorization. The ideal candidate would have at least 3 years of healthcare billing/collections experience. Responsibilities include verifying patient insurance eligibility and benefits, collecting co-pays, and assisting with billing questions. You will also greet and welcome patients, check them in, and schedule/manage appointments for multiple providers, rescheduling or canceling appointments as needed. The role involves collecting patient information, insurance details, and medical history, answering phone calls promptly and professionally, and relaying messages and following up on patient calls. You will maintain and update patient records in EHR or paper files, prepare and send appointment reminders and follow-up letters, manage incoming and outgoing medical records, and order office supplies as needed. The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity).
Requirements
- Experience in Healthcare Insurance Authorization
- Experience in Medical Billing
- At least 3 years of healthcare billing/collections experience
- Bi-lingual English-Spanish required
Responsibilities
- Provide clerical support
- Answer phone calls
- Obtain accurate insurance information, verification, and pre-authorization
- Verify patient insurance eligibility and benefits
- Collect co-pays
- Assist with billing questions
- Greet and welcome patients upon arrival
- Check in patients
- Schedule/manage appointments for multiple providers
- Reschedule or cancel appointments as needed
- Collect patient information, insurance details, and medical history
- Answer phone calls promptly and professionally
- Relay messages and follow up on patient calls
- Maintain and update patient records in EHR or paper files
- Prepare and send appointment reminders and follow-up letters
- Manage incoming and outgoing medical records
- Maintain a clean and organized reception area
- Order office supplies as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
