Office Administrator/Insurance Authorization Specialist - temp to hire

Job Description

FlexStaff is seeking an Office Administrator/Insurance Authorization Specialist for our client, a Prosthetics and Orthotics Lab, located in East Meadow.


Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm.


This is Temp-to-Hire role

Pay Rate: $21-22/hr


In this role you will be responsible for providing clerical support, answering phone calls and obtaining accurate insurance information, verification, and pre-authorization.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical support when needed such as answering phones, sorting and distributing mail, and preparing documents.

• Maintains inventory of office supplies; orders new supplies as needed.

• Maintains office files; implements an efficient system for other staff to access files and records.

• Obtain accurate insurance information, verification, and pre-authorization via appropriate method.

• Verify that all billing is processed daily and that it is accurate, timely, and fully documented.

• Review clinician charts for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.

• Provide or oversee timely reporting of key statistics to management for sales, revenue, cash, and patient flow.

• Coordinate scheduling of practitioner schedules to ensure proper coverage of patient appointments and out-of-office calls.

• Assists in overseeing the operations for the administrative/clerical staff within the office.

• Perform other duties or special projects as assigned.

Skills/Abilities:

• Complete understanding of medical reimbursement and terminology.

• Strong knowledge of state, federal and regional collection, and reimbursement laws where applicable.

• Experience with patient financial counseling.


• Understanding of medical reimbursement and terminology and a complete understanding of general office duties.

• Basic understanding of administrative and clerical procedures and systems.

• Advanced computer skills including Windows based office technologies and automated billing systems.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.


• Ability to use all necessary office equipment, facsimile machines, calculator, postage machine, copiers, scanner.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.

• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Associate degree in office administration or related field preferred.

• At least three years of administrative and clerical experience required.

• At least three years healthcare billing/collections experience required.

• Experience in Orthopedics preferred.

• O&P Software (Medflex/OPIE), preferred.

*Additional Salary Detail

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).