Authorization Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

New England Life Care (NELC) is one of the fastest growing home infusion therapy companies in New England and is the region’s only non-profit home infusion provider. NELC is a hospital collaborative serving more than 70 hospital systems in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. NELC was created by local hospitals to ensure their patients have access to a provider that reflects their commitment to excellence in patient care, quality, and service. Like our owner hospitals, NELC provides patient focused care.

New England Life Care has and continues to build a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re energized by this opportunity, but your experience doesn’t support every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply!  You still may be the person we are looking for! 

New England Life Care currently has a Remote Authorization Specialist  position available. The normal schedule is Monday – Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm . 

The ideal candidate for this role will have at least three years of authorization or billing experience. 

**Only hiring for this remote role in the following states:   Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, North Carolina, Connecticut, and Florida**

Job Summary:

The Remote Authorization Specialist is responsible for obtaining and maintaining prior authorization status for NELC patient medications/therapies. The authorization specialist works closely with the clinical review department to obtain documentation needed to complete the authorization process. The authorization specialist also obtains needed documentation to support the billing department in meeting payer requirements for patient accounts.

Career Ladders: NELC’s reimbursement department offers career ladders to Authorization Specialists. Candidates who achieve excellent performance in their job duties, who demonstrate a commitment to personal development, participation in department and company strategic programs and projects, who develop superior working relationships inside and outside the department and who show a commitment to the success of the department are eligible for promotion to the following positions:

Authorization Specialist – represents an entry level position into the department. Candidates who meet defined goals, objectives and accomplishments can generally expect to be promoted in 2-3 years to:

Senior Authorization Specialist – Candidates who meet defined goals, objectives, and accomplishments and who demonstrate engagement and ownership of departmental and organization activities would generally expect to be promoted in 4-5 years to:

Lead Authorization Specialist – Candidates who are part of the department leadership team and who have responsibility for advanced departmental, company and member hospital engagement.

Benefits: 

• Remote position
• Room for growth and potential for advancement
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Generous employer-matched 403b savings program