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Community Health Systems Remote Benefit Verification Specialist - Inpatient in Fort Smith, Arkansas
As a Benefit Verification Specialist- Inpatient at Community Health Systems- Fort Smith, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our purpose to help people get well and live healthier by providing safe, quality healthcare, building enduring relationships with our patients, and providing value for the people and communities we serve. Our team members enjoy a robust benefits package including health insurance, flexible scheduling, 401k and student loan repayment programs. The orientation hours are Monday- Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm CST. After orientation, the training and working hours are Monday- Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm CST.
Required Experience:
- 1+ years of medical office or healthcare facility experience
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Verify insurance eligibility, benefits, and notification/authorization/precertification/referral guidelines following established verification guidelines and notate all actions performed in applicable host system. (40%)
Initiate/validate notification/authorization/precertification/referral requests, when required, for admissions. (20%)
Communicate outstanding documentation requests, required follow-up action and/or payor issues to appropriate facility contact(s). (10%)
Responsible for maintaining performance standards that ensure the department is operating at peak proficiency and that established goals are consistently being met while maintaining effective communication with facilities and departments. (10%)
Works with technology necessary to complete job effectively. This includes, but is not limited to, phone technology, applicable host systems, web applications, and scanning technology. (10%)
Performs all other duties, as assigned or requested, while adhering to strict deadlines. (10%)
“This is a fully remote opportunity.
We know it’s not just about finding a job. It’s about finding a place where you are respected, valued and where your work is purposeful and fulfilling. A place where your talent is recognized, professional development is encouraged and career advancement is possible.
Community Health Systems is one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers. Developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 40 distinct markets across 15 states, CHS is committed to helping people get well and live healthier. CHS operates 71 acute-care hospitals and more than 1,000 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.
Equal Employment Opportunity
This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.