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Patient Authorization Representative

$31.99 - $50.24 per hour

UCLA Health

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Work Schedule


Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm PST


Posted Date


10/12/2026


Salary Range : $31.99 - 50.24 Hourly


Employment Type


2 - Staff: Career


Duration


Indefinite


Job #


33696


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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As a Patient Authorization Representative, you will be responsible for:
  • Pre-encountering and pre-registering patients as well as providing registration support to patients, clinic staff, and managers
  • Verifying insurance and enter insurance benefits information into the CareConnect system prior to appointments
  • Determining co-pays and deductibles; confirming and obtaining appropriate insurance authorization
  • Informing patients of their financial responsibility
  • Answering a busy phone system
  • Delivering exceptional customer service to patients, faculty, staff, vendors, insurance company representatives, and registration representatives
Note : This posted position is 1 of 6 positions available for hire. All applicants will apply through this requisition and if selected will be hired into one of the available positions.

Salary range: $31.99 - $50.24 Hourly

Job Qualifications

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We're seeking a flexible, customer-focused, detail-oriented individual with:
  • Minimum two years of experience working pharmaceutical/medical insurance verification and authorizations - REQUIRED
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, prioritizing and analytical skills
  • Working knowledge of third-party payor verification terminology
  • Background with relevant state and federal programs, including Medicare, Medi-Cal, and CCS programs
  • Computer proficiency with Word, Excel, and CareConnect system
  • Experience with medical office procedures, including scheduling appointments
  • Knowledge and familiarity with the Department and Hospital computer systems, including pre-registration and insurance verification procedures in the appropriate computer system
  • Ability to accept and carry out oral instructions accurately and work independently as well as a part of a team within a demanding environment
  • Ability to prioritize work, handle multiple tasks to completion and make decisions on which course to follow for a particular situation
  • Knowledge of medical terminology and the ability to distinguish different exams and medical diagnoses.
  • Knowledge of UCLA registration procedures



As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
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