Pharmacy Insurance Clearance Specialist
Advocate Aurora Health
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Arlington Heights • Illinois, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $23 - $34 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Participates in department staff meetings and keeps abreast of continuing education to ensure effective communication and to maintain skill competency
- Attends all mandatory in-services 100% and completes all mandatory safety in-services and skill competencies as required
- Data entry Pre-registers and registers patients using established procedures for computer entry for all ancillary and nursing units, keeping current with the specialized needs, preparing necessary documents/records and patient education when necessary
- Manages incoming and outgoing calls to complete pre-registration with patients
- Ensures accurate entry of patient demographic and insurance information in the ADT system
- Maintains knowledge of all stand-alone computer software programs to verify eligibility
- Identifies and assists patients with access to internal and external financial assistance programs
Requirements
- High School Graduate
- Typically requires 1 year of experience in health care, insurance industry, call center, or customer service setting
- Pharmacy Technician certification (CPhT) issued by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board preferred
- Ability to identify and understand issues and problems
- Ability to problem solve in a high profile and high stress area
- Mathematical aptitude, effective communication, and critical thinking skills
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Demonstrated technical proficiency including experience with insurance authorization/eligibility tools, EPIC, Microsoft Office, Internet browser and telephony systems.
Benefits
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data entrypatient registrationinsurance authorizationeligibility verificationmathematical aptitudemedical terminologycritical thinking
Soft skills
effective communicationproblem solvingability to identify issuesability to work under stress
Certifications
Pharmacy Technician certification (CPhT)