Position Overview: The Authorization Specialist supports the Clinical, Imaging, and Physical Therapy departments. Daily tasks will include verification of a patient’s insurance information, obtaining authorizations for, but not limited to, procedures, surgeries, injections, imaging, office visits, and pre-collection for upcoming services to be rendered. This role will also actively interact with the medical staff and patients.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Position Overview: The Authorization Specialist supports the Clinical, Imaging, and Physical Therapy departments. Daily tasks will include verification of a patient’s insurance information, obtaining authorizations for, but not limited to, procedures, surgeries, injections, imaging, office visits, and pre-collection for upcoming services to be rendered. This role will also actively interact with the medical staff and patients.

Essential Functions
- Authorize scheduled procedures to include surgeries, injections, medications, physical and occupational therapy, imaging and other items needing authorization with insurance.




- Verify eligibility and benefits for all patients and procedure codes, pre-collect payment for surgeries and other procedures as required by the department
- Ensure compliance with benefits, authorizations, and/or funding requirements and limitations.
- Confirm that all information documented in the Practice Management System is accurate.
- Document work processes as required.
- Educate staff members on authorization obligations and accountability to internal processes in a timely manner.
- Manage authorization queue, workbook, or schedule by auditing daily changes and having clear documentation.
- Setup Patient tracking via tasking within the patient Electronic Medical Records System.
- Innovation of processes to facilitate the most efficient workflow.
- Document in Electronic Health Records System prior authorizations information obtained.
- Treatment authorized, date range approved for, a

📌 Authorizations Specialist (Colombia)
🏢 OCC - Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists
📍 Colombia