Skills for Chicagoland’s Future Hiring for Referral Specialist – Carelon (Remote) at Chicago, IL Full Time

Your Talent. Our Vision. At Carelon, a proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, it’s a powerful combination, and the foundation upon which we’re creating greater access to care for our members, greater value for our customers, and greater health for our communities. Join us and together we will drive the future of health care. This is an exceptional opportunity to do innovative work that means more to you and those we serve.

The Referral Specialist I is responsible for providing support to a clinical team in order to facilitate the administrative components of clinical referrals for various Carelon services.

Location: Remote

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Initiates and manages clinical referrals for pre-authorization.
• Acts as a liaison between hospital, health plans, physicians, patients, vendors and other referral sources.
• Reviews referrals for completeness and follows up for additional information if necessary.
• Assigns escalated referrals to staff as appropriate.
• Verifies insurance coverage and completes pre-authorization process for radiology and other imaging exams (CT, MRI, MRA, PET, et.) following established process and procedures.
• Responds to inbound calls initiating exam requests following established processes, meets quality and production standards.
• Contacts physician offices as needed to obtain demographic information or related data.
• Enters referrals, documents communications and actions in system.

Qualifications

• Requires High School diploma or GED; 1-3 years of experience in a high-volume, interactive customer service or call center environment, with working knowledge of medical terminology; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.04 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you currently unemployed or underemployed (working under 32 hours/week or outside your professional field)?
• Do you currently live in the Chicagoland area in Illinois?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Customer service: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote