Revenue Cycle Representative (Prior Authorization) - Patient Access Management (PAM) - Patient Financial Services (PFS) at University of Iowa
United States
<p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Position Summary:</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">University of Iowa Health Care department of Patient Financial Services is seeking a Prior Authorization Revenue Cycle Representative (RCR) to join our team. The Prior Authorization Revenue Cycle Representative is a financial clinical support healthcare position focused on delivering exceptional customer service. The Prior Authorization Revenue Cycle Representative is instrumental in ensuring a seamless experience for both external stakeholders—patients, their families, and insurance representatives—and internal partners, including nurses, technicians, physicians, and other staff at Iowa Health Care.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">The Prior Authorization Revenue Cycle Representative will work in a high volume, fast-paced, web-based application environment and support a culture of Service Excellence by delivering high quality customer service and maintaining composure in demanding situations. This position will primarily focus on performing prior authorization functions and insurance benefit coverage investigations. The Prior Authorization Revenue Cycle Representative must have a demonstrated ability to prioritize, multi-task, and quickly change focus in a dynamic team environment. The ability to exhibit compassion and empathy when collaborating directly with patients and/or their families is critical. A person in this role will provide consistent and comprehensive information (both in writing and verbally) to providers, clinical teams, patients, external entities and various administrative and management personnel regarding third party, patient billing and customer service activities.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">This position is eligible to participate in remote work within the state of Iowa and applicants who wish to work remotely will be considered. Training will be held either ONSITE or via ZOOM from the HSSB building at a length determined by the supervisor. Remote eligibility will be evaluated upon a satisfactory job training opportunity. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>WE CARE Core Values:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Welcoming</strong> - We have an environment where everyone has a voice that is heard; that promotes the dignity of our patients, trainees, and employees; and allows all to thrive in their health, work, research, and education.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Excellence</strong> - We achieve and deliver our personal and collective best in the pursuit of quality and accessible health care, education, and research.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Collaboration</strong> - We collaborate with health care systems, providers, and communities across Iowa and the region as well as within our UI community. We believe teamwork—guided by compassion—is the best way to work.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Accountability</strong> - We behave ethically, act with fairness and integrity, take responsibility for our own actions, and respond when errors in behavior or judgment occur.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Respect</strong> - We create an environment where every individual feels safe, valued, and respected, supporting the well-being and success of all members of our community.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Empowerment</strong> - We commit to fair access to research, health care, and education for our community and opportunities for personal and professional growth for our staff and learners.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Position Responsibilities:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Ensure accurate validation of insurance eligibility, coverage details, network agreements, and financial obligations.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Obtain, track and complete prior authorizations, validate imaging, testing, procedure meets insurance company medical necessity criteria across various specialties. </span><ul><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">This encompasses outpatient services and surgical/non-surgical procedures, whether elective, urgent, and same day.</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Interact with physicians, nurses and clinical support staff on a case-by-case basis to obtain appropriate clinical documentation to ensure accurate indications in the patient’s medical record before completion of third-party prior authorizations. This may include contacting referring physicians for information.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Understand, anticipate, and respond to complex questions from clinical staff and insurance company nurse reviewer. When necessary, proactively contact third parties and initiate communication to ensure appropriate future payment.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Problem solves with insurance utilization review nurses, medical directors, providers, and other Iowa Healthcare staff to meet patient care needs. Identify and produce creative solutions to problems identified via the prior authorization process.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Appeal prior authorization denials and/or set-up peer to peer reviews.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Communicate with clinical teams on non-covered procedures/therapy/testing or exam coverage issues. Facilitate financial counseling for patients and families as directed by clinical team. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Assist with medical necessity documentation to expedite approvals, appeals and complete appropriate follow-up.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Utilize Epic to enter and track prior authorization information, retrospective reviews and denial follow-up efficiently/effectively.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Collaborate with other departments to assist in obtaining pre-authorizations in a cross-functional manner.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Maintain current knowledge of medical modalities as well as new protocols established for patient populations.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Maintain an extensive working knowledge and expertise of insurance companies and billing authorization/referral requirements, clinical guideline policies, payer regulations, financial classifications and financial assistance programs. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Develop and maintain an effective, supportive working relationship with nurses, imaging techs, clinic/OR surgery schedulers, coders, fiscal teams, referral sources and external entities.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Communicate with providers, payers, patients, internal departments, co-workers and prior authorization leadership to resolve authorization denial issues. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Identify & report undesirable trends and reimbursement modeling errors or underlying causes of incorrect payment; review allowed variances from third party payers. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Maintain a high-level of accuracy to meet productivity and quality requirements.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Review and analyze report data to provide status updates to leadership. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">May perform other duties as assigned.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Classification Title:</strong> Revenue Cycle Representative (Prior Authorization)</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Specified Area:</strong> Prior Authorizations</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Department:</strong> Patient Financial Services</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Percent of Time:</strong> 100%25</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Pay Grade:</strong> 2B</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Location:</strong> Hospital Support Services Building (HSSB) located in Coralville, IA</span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">This position is eligible to participate in remote work and applicants who wish to work remotely will be considered. Training will be held either ONSITE or via ZOOM from the HSSB building at a length determined by the supervisor. Remote eligibility will be evaluated upon a satisfactory job training opportunity. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Equipment:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Onsite – The department will provide a workstation which contains 3 (three) monitors, laptop/power cord, docking station/power cord, keyboard, mouse, headset, and desk supplies can be found in the supply closet.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Hybrid – while working onsite, the department will provide a workstation which contains 3 (three) monitors, a laptop/power cord, docking station/power cord, keyboard, mouse, headset, and desk supplies. When working offsite, the employee will take their laptop/power cord to carry back and forth, a second docking station/power cord to keep offsite. Prior to working offsite, the employee, at their own expense, will need to supply 2 (two) monitors, a keyboard, a mouse, and provide a screen shot of the domicile internet speed (minimum 30mb download and 10mb upload) and a picture of the office setup.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Remote - when working offsite, the department will provide the employee a laptop/power cord, docking station/power cord, headset. Prior to working offsite, the employee, at their own expense, will need to supply 2 (two) monitors, a keyboard, a mouse, and provide a screen shot of the domicile internet speed (minimum 30mb download and 10mb upload) and a picture of the office setup.</span></li></ul><br><br><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Education Required:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Experience Requirements:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">6 months or more of related customer service experience in a professional, financial or health care related environment. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Knowledge of healthcare billing (healthcare revenue cycle); insurance, and/or federal and state assistance programs.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Strong attention to detail and with accuracy to achieve or exceed organizational and individual performance goals</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Must be proficient in computer software applications, i.e., Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) or comparable programs and an ability to quickly learn and apply new systems knowledge. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Demonstrated ability to handle complex and ambiguous situations with minimal supervision. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Self-motivated with initiative to seek out additional responsibilities, tasks and projects. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Effective communication skills (written and verbal), active listening skills and the ability to maintain professionalism while handling demanding situations with callers or customers.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Successful history collaborating in a fast-paced team environment.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Desirable Qualifications:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Experience working in a complex hospital system is highly desirable.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Experience handling difficult callers, customers and patients. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Experience and knowledge of Patient Financial Services’ functions, systems, processes & policies.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Demonstrated ability to maintain or improve established productivity and quality requirements. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Knowledge of medical terminology. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Knowledge of anatomy and physiology.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Knowledge of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Experience identifying opportunities for improvement and making recommendations and suggestions. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Experience with multiple technology platforms such as Epic, Cirius ACD, and/or GE.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Ability to drive results and foster accountability throughout the team and organization. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Maintain current awareness of industry trends and continually strive for improvement with both technical and professional skills.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>Application Process:</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">To be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” for the submission:</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Resume</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">(optional) Cover Letter</span></li></ul><p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:justify;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the date of closing. </span></span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Successful candidates will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">For additional questions, please contact Zach Schmidt at zachary-e-schmidt@uiowa.edu.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Applicant Resource Center:</span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Need help submitting an application or accepting an offer? Support is available! Our Applicant Resource Center is now open in the Fountain Lobby at the Main Hospital.</span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Hours:</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Monday 10:00 am – 4:00 p.m. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Tuesday 10:00 am – 4:00 p.m. </span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Wednesday 10:00 am – 4:00 p.m.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Thursday 10:00 am – 4:00 p.m.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Friday 10:00 pm – 4:00 p.m.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Or by appointment - Contact TAHealthCareSupport@healthcare.uiowa.edu to schedule an appointment or just stop by.</span><br><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Visit the website for more information: Application Resource Center | University of Iowa Health Care </span></li></ul>
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