Front Office Specialist - Reproductive Medicine

#139541 Front Office Specialist - Reproductive Medicine

The Front Office Specialist will serve as a primary point of contact for patients, providing courteous, professional communication via phone, in-person, and electronic messaging. Communicate directly with insurance carriers to:

• Confirm authorizations.
• Review, verify, and interpret health insurance benefits.
• Resolve coverage questions related to infertility and women's health services.
• Utilize insurance portals efficiently for benefit verification, authorization tracking, and documentation.
• Proactively contact patients to schedule and coordinate time-sensitive appointments, procedures, and testing specific to fertility treatment cycles.
• Maintain and manage clinic schedules using Epic Cadence, including template management, optimization, and troubleshooting to support provider availability and patient access.
• Collect self-pay balances, co-payments, and outstanding patient financial responsibilities in accordance with UCSD Health policies.
• Place orders for office and clinical supplies and ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained.
• Accurately document all patient interactions, insurance communications, and scheduling activities in the electronic health record.
• Prioritize tasks independently in a detail-oriented environment while meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy.
• Support clinic workflows and other administrative duties as assigned to ensure smooth daily operations.

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Annual Full Pay Range: $57,399 - $71,347 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $27.49 - $34.17

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!

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