PRE-CERTIFICATION SPECIALIST
Education: High school diploma or GED
required. Associate Degree in related
healthcare or
business field preferred.
Certification: Medical Terminology Certification preferred.
Experience: Two years of Patient Access, Health
Information Management, Physician Office, Billing, Collections or Compliance
experience required. Applicable class
work may be substituted for previous work experience.
Two
Years of previous insurance experience and/or pre-certification experience
preferred.
·
Demonstrate
knowledge of medical terminology and basic anatomy/physiology.
·
Equivalent
combination of education and experience will be considered.
Skills/Other:
1. Ability
to perform a variety of tasks, often changing assignments on short notice.
2. Must be
adept at multi-tasking, organizing, priority, and time management.
3. Will be
required to learn and work with multiple software/hardware products to be used
during the course of an average work day.
4. Must
possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
5. Most
possess excellent telephone skills.
6. Must be
able to maintain a professional demeanor in stressful situations.
7. Must be
adept with machinery typically found in a business office environment.
8. Able to
build productive relationships with all contacts.
9. Must
have analytical skills to resolve simple to semi-complex problems.
10. Must be
proficient in Windows-based computer technology, including keyboarding and
typing at least 35 wpm.