Service Authorization Technician-Children's Division

Description

 Job Summary

Service Authorization Technician reports to the Office Manager of Children’s Services.  The Service Authorization Technician will be responsible for admitting clients by gathering and recording provider, client, and insurance information. The Service Authorization Technician oversees pre-authorization and referrals process for the IBHS program.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Office Manager, this position’s primary is responsible for ensuring that billing authorizations are correctly inputted into EHR system
• Improve the proficiency of receiving and correcting authorizations for services.
• Track Discharges and enter into EHR
• Pre-admits clients by receiving referrals from a number of sources; entering client information into the referral module in EHR system.
• Run initial eligibility through Promise for client.
• Uploading and Downloading CBH authorizations.
• Developing and monitoring authorization reports that are reviewed with Office Manager. 
• Tracking and correcting authorizations for proper length and number of units. 
• Meet weekly with CBH Care Manager to discuss authorization correction list.
• Documenting to ensure that the service hours & units match what was requested.
• Process contractor and temp agencies invoices.
• Ensures a responsive system for authorization of services and payment of claims by monitoring the COMHAR billing system for laps in service as well as rejections and error logs
• Processing of referrals and invoices

Requirements

Requirement:

•  High school diploma or GED
• 2 years’ experience in an office setting
• Proficient with Microsoft office software
• Understanding of basic accounting, and personnel management.
• Experience with billing and insurance
• Knowledgeable with EHR Systems

***Effective October 15, 2021, all employees/contractors/interns/volunteers are required to provide our office with proof of COVID vaccination. #IBHWe are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace. COMHAR, Inc. is a not-for-profit community based health and human service organization founded in 1975. We do not discriminate in services or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, past or present receipt of disability-related services or supports, marital status, veteran status, or any other class of persons protected by federal, state or local law. 

Salary : $32,000 - $35,000