Authorization Specialist

Authorization Specialist
Part Time
Hanover, PA 17331

Monday-Friday only- No nights- No Weekends!

    Mission and Vision:
    Inspiring hope and healthy living by providing behavioral health and wellness services one person at a time.

    Core Values:
    Compassion, Empowerment, Integrity, Safety, Respect, Diversity, and Teamwork


    Benefits:

    • 401K plan with company match
    • Paid time off
    • Employee Assistance Program

    Job Duties:

    • The ability to obtain and verify accurate insurance information for customers
    • Ability to ensure payment for services prior to the customer being seen
    • Verify that the assigned therapist/program is credentialed with the individual's insurance
    • Ability to be proactive and to prioritize work tasks
    • Ability to function effectively as a member of a team that may include multiple programs, locations, departments as well as external organizations and insurance companies.
    • Understand how trauma affects an individual and know effective ways to respond to individuals who have experienced it
    • Ability to effectively communicate in a way the client can understand
    • Maintain all IBHS and AKC billing along with authorizations for these programs

    Job Qualifications:

    • High School Diploma or GED.
    • Training and/or experience with insurance companies preferred.
    • Ability to demonstrate proficiency in computer skills, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet.
    • Prior experience with medical billing and coding is preferred.

    TrueNorth Wellness Services has been providing our communities with behavioral health and wellness programs for 50 years and strives to create a safe environment of trusting relationships and a culture of hope and healing where all will thrive.

    TrueNorth Wellness Services is proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. TrueNorth is also a trauma-informed organization, and all employees are expected to demonstrate behaviors which further that goal.