Job Description
Prior Authorization Specialist
Employment Type: Full-Time
Ensure Smooth Care and Grow Your Healthcare Career
UB Associates is looking for a detail-oriented Prior Authorization Specialist to join our team. In this role, you’ll help patients receive the care they need by securing prior authorizations for procedures, testing, imaging, medications, and admissions. If you enjoy working with people, staying organized, and ensuring accuracy in a fast-paced healthcare environment, this position offers the chance to grow your expertise while directly supporting patient care.
What You’ll Do:
- Verify patient eligibility and obtain required prior authorizations for medications, imaging, procedures, and admissions.
- Coordinate financial assistance with facilities or service locations when applicable.
- Track prior authorizations to align with surgical scheduling and prevent expirations.
- Manage incoming documentation and support completion of necessary forms.
- Provide excellent customer service to patients, ensuring a positive experience.
- Maintain strict adherence to HIPAA and confidentiality standards.
- Perform additional administrative tasks and special projects as assigned.
What You Bring:
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills with patients, providers, and staff.
- Flexibility to adapt to fluctuating work hours and travel to other UBMD locations as needed.
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
- Work on a supportive, mission-driven team where your efforts directly impact patient care.
- Comprehensive benefits including 401(k) with matching, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus paid time off.
- Opportunities to expand your knowledge in prior authorizations, healthcare operations, and patient support.
- Contribute to process improvements and help ensure smooth, efficient care for patients across UBMD practices.
Apply Today
If you’re ready to play a key role in patient access and advance your healthcare career, join UB Associates as a Prior Authorization Specialist!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $23.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time, Flexible hours,