Prior Authorization Coordinator

Prior Authorization Coordinator - - 23867 - UCLA Health

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Prior Authorization Coordinator

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:30pm PST

Posted Date

04/21/2025

Salary Range: $30.36 - 43.49 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

23781

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Take on an important role within an award-winning health organization. Help ensure the efficient operation of a complex health system. Take your career to the next level. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.

You will receive urgent, routine, pre-service, and retro authorization requests, as well as process prior authorization requests with accuracy and timeliness. This will involve the use of various business applications to perform analysis, obtain information, and enter prior authorization data necessary for claims adjudication. You will use your critical thinking skills to identify missing information and make prior authorization processing determinations based on clinical protocols and other guidelines. You will also interact with internal and external customers to provide and obtain information and ensure the delivery of outstanding service and quality.

Salary Range: $30.36 - $43.49/hour

Job Qualifications

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We're seeking a self-motivated, team-oriented professional with:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience
• One or more years of experience working in a managed care environment preferred
• Experience processing ambulatory commercial, Medicare Fee for Service, Medicare Advantage prior authorizations a plus
• Knowledge of the HMO referral process, eligibility verification, and health plan benefit interpretation desired
• Strong communication, organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively across functional areas of the company
• Excellent execution and follow-up abilities
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Ability to multi-task, work with frequent interruptions, and meet deadlines
• Detailed and goal orientation
• Ability to cope well with ambiguity and stressful situations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient and business records

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 250 community clinics throughout Southern California. We are also home to the David Geffen School of Medicine, a highly respected leader in the development of breakthrough medical research and outstanding clinical professionals. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.

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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