Program Specialist II

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:

• Provide dedicated, personalized support delivered over the phone and via online portal.
• Complete investigations and answer questions regarding insurance benefits, including information about coverage and out-of-pocket costs. Collaborate with patients and doctors to assist with issues related to payments, reimbursements, payment denials, and appeals. Make outbound calls to customers for additional information.
• Assist with prior authorization and medical necessity processes, benefit verification and prior authorization assistance.
• Administer comprehensive searches for alternate reimbursement resources, such as state and federal assistance programs, and enrollment assistance for qualified patients.
• Respond to inquiries from customers, sales representatives and business partners, and follow up on requests in a timely, courteous and professional manner. Maintain positive attitude and a helpful approach to customers and clients.
• Enter orders, change orders, track shipments, and enter customer notes to complete customer/consumer transactions. To include maintaining logs and records as required.
• Process patient assistance applications according to business rules of program.
• Other tasks and projects as assigned

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

EXPECTIONS OF THE JOB:

• Assist with benefit verifications and prior authorizations
• Enter orders, change orders, and enter customer notes to complete customer/consumer transactions. To include maintaining logs and records as required.
• Act as the primary point of contact for healthcare providers to obtain complete patient enrollment and insurance information
• Learn, understand and follow all company and client policies and procedures.
• Focus on results in a professional, ethical, and responsible manner when dealing with customers, vendors, team members, and others.
• Accept being accountable and responsible in work practices and expectations. Delivers what is promised.
• Foster a collaborative, team-oriented attitude. Communicates effectively with others with clarity and transparency.
• Use innovative critical and creative thinking to evaluate and solve work and customer issues.
• Seek assistance in solving work problems through collaboration and information seeking.
• Excellent attendance

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the expectations of the position and shall not be construed as the only expectations that may be assigned for the position.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the expectations listed above.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.

• High School Diploma and 4 years’ experience or Associate’s Degree and 2 years’ experience in healthcare setting
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to multi task.
• Positive attitude.
• Accurate and detail-orientated.
• Ability to work independently and function as a team player.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, metric driven environment, while remaining patient minded.
• Strong computer skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Customer service and/or call center experience
• Patient assistance, reimbursement and/or pharmacy benefit management experience
• Medical billing and coding experience

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The requirements along with the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

This is a largely sedentary role. While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is regularly required to stand and/or sit for long period of time (up to 90%). Additionally they are regularly required to talk or hear, type and engage in repetitive motion, reach and grasp; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee is intermittently required to stoop or crouch; push or pull; or kneel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

This role requires mental alertness. The employee must regularly communicate both verbally and written; concentrate on tasks; and remember and observe details. The employee must frequently adjust to changes; handle stress and emotions; and think analytically.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, with frequent interruptions and multiple demands.