Referral Specialist II, Patient Access - Paragon Healthcare
Elevance Health

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A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.

Title: Referral Specialist II - Patient Access

The Referral Specialist II is responsible for providing support to a clinical team to facilitate the administrative components of clinical referrals.

Location: 3033 W President George Bush Highway, Plano, TX 75075 Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

Work Schedule: This position is a Hybrid role Monday - Friday, 9:00-6:00pm

• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in office.
  
• Monday and Friday Remote
  

Build the Possibilities. Make an Extraordinary Impact.

How you will make an impact:
Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Acts as a first level SME, ability beyond intake calls that include working on production-oriented work, may include physician assisting and/or special projects.
  
• Acts as liaison between hospital, health plans, physicians, patients, vendors, and other referral sources.
  
• Reviews complex referrals for completeness and follows up for additional information if necessary.
  
• Assigns referrals to staff as appropriate.
  
• Verifies insurance coverage and obtains authorizations if needed from insurance plans.
  
• Contacts physician offices as needed to obtain demographic information or related data.
  
• Enters referrals, documents communications and actions in system.
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires HS diploma or GED.
  
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a high-volume, interactive customer service or call center in a healthcare environment; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.
  

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred
  
• Plan specific guidelines; ICD-9 and CPT coding preferred.
  

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