ABA Authorization Specialist

Silna

ABA Authorization Specialist working remotely to assist providers with prior authorizations and benefits verifications. Collaborating with various stakeholders to improve workflow efficiency and patient care access.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $26 - $28 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in ABA and behavioral health prior authorization workflows, including insurance verification and patient eligibility. Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple authorizations efficiently while communicating effectively with stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Prior Authorization ExperienceInsurance Policy UnderstandingBehavioral Health KnowledgePayor Portal FamiliarityElectronic Medical Record Systems

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Hard Skills

Prior AuthorizationInsurance VerificationPatient EligibilityBehavioral Health BillingTreatment Plan Creation

Soft Skills

Strong Work EthicDetail OrientedHighly OrganizedEffective CommunicationMulti-tasking

Tools & Technologies

CentralReachRethinkEMREHR

Industry Keywords

ABABehavioral HealthInsurance PortalsDeductiblesCo-insuranceBenefits Exclusions

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work closely with ABA / behavioral health providers and their billing teams to collect accurate patient information and communicate authorization decisions
Work with insurers to verify patient eligibility and benefits, and expediently complete prior authorizations using insurance portals or calling insurers directly. Ensure authorization is approved in a timeline manner by following up with insurers and providing additional information
Be responsible for handling multiple prior authorizations simultaneously and create process to ensure top of the line performance
Understand ABA- and other behavioral health-specific workflows, including creating treatment plans, re-authorization
Become a subject matter expert in behavioral health prior authorization workflows for large insurers
Work closely with Silna Product/Engineering teams to share learnings about the prior authorization process to help automate parts of it
Communicate effectively across multiple stakeholders
Be willing to work 40 hours per week

Requirements

What you’ll need

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of insurance policies and ABA billing processes
2+ years of experience completing prior authorizations for ABA *(preferred)* or other behavioral health services. Strong understanding of benefits including deductibles, co-insurance, out of pocket and benefits exclusions
Have familiarity with payor portals and experience calling payors
Have a strong work ethic: operate with urgency, work independently, be highly organized, detailed oriented and multi-task effectively
Nice to have: Be familiar with providers software, including Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR/EHR) like CentralReach and Rethink

Benefits

Comp & perks

An highly competitive hourly rate
Chance to move from contractor to a well compensated full time position, which includes benefits and equity in the company
Remote role
Best of all, a chance to make an impact on patients ability to access care