Salary: $17.00 - $18.70 Hourly
Location : Decatur, IL
Job Type: Civil Service
Job Number: 2400344
Department: Family and Community Medicine/Decatur-SMS
Opening Date: 10/11/2024
Closing Date: 2/3/2025 2:00 PM Central
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: AFSCME Local 370
Shift: Days
ExemptorNon_Exempt: Non-Exempt
Description
This position serves as referral and preauthorization representative for the SIU Center for Family Medicine Decatur. Responsibilities include serving as liaison with specialist offices, insurance companies, and ancillary services (eg, lab, radiology, CT, MRI, major procedures) by assisting in the care patients receive among the different providers. This position fosters a team approach by working collaboratively with the patient, family, physician, and other members of the health care team to ensure services are provided in an efficient and effective manner. Actively participates in provider and staff team projects in order to enhance patient satisfaction.
Examples of Duties
95% Referral/Pre-Authorization Assistance
1. Maintains patient medical records in accordance to policy.
2. Assists in completing patient referrals and preauthorizations:
a) Assists patients with securing referrals to specialist physicians, health care agencies, and hospitals.
b) Works with managed care organizations and the physician's office, providing appropriate documentation for referrals, authorizations for hospital, testing or other services.
c) Responsible for determining and disseminating the required information from the patient's medical records, i.e., chart notes, school physicals, laboratory results, x-rays, etc., to assure the medical necessity of the request to the consultant, and/or insurance/managed care company
d) Helps to maintain up-to-date directory of services provided to SIU Center for Family Medicine - Decatur patients by specialists and health care agencies.
e) Contacts managed care companies concerning status of referrals and preauthorizations.
f) Keeps faculty physicians, resident physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and other staff at the clinic informed about the requirements and medical necessity guidelines of managed care referrals and authorization requests.
g) Helps to maintain log of health care agency addresses and telephone numbers by specialty area.
h) Maintains the ability to appropriately handle referrals, schedule appointments, answer general patient questions; knowledgeable about procedures and services.
i) Helps to monitor referral reports, and assists with timely follow-up in accordance with policy and procedure.
j) Enters referral and preauthorization information into the electronic medical records and computer system according to policy and procedure.
3.Maintains operating knowledge of the following systems IDX, TouchWorks, MEDI, and Cerner.
5% Other
1. Provides feedback regarding the development of appropriate forms for internal and external use as it relates to referrals and preauthorization's.
2. Participate in staff meetings and in SIU committee meetings, as requested.
3. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Any one or combination totaling six (6) months from the categories below:
   1. College coursework in a health-related field, business administration/management, human resource management, or closely related fields, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
      • 30 semester hours equals six (6) months
   2. Work experience in a healthcare environment working with medical claims, denials, rejections, referrals, and/ or prior authorization.

Supplemental Information
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Pre-employment background screenings required.
Paid time off: Includes 13 paid holidays per year. Accrual rates vary based on employment type and years of service
Paid sick time: Use for personal illness, doctor visits, or if your immediate family members fall ill
Health, Dental, and Life insurance
Optional life insurance: Your spouse and dependents can enroll in State term life and university-sponsored term life insurance.
Prescription: Plan participants enrolled in any state health plan have prescription drug benefits included in the coverage.
Long-term Disability Insurance
Flexible spending accounts: Optional, IRS tax-favored program that enables you to stretch medical expenses and dependent care dollars
Voluntary retirement accounts: Optional plans include the State of Illinois Deferred Compensation Plan (457) and Tax Deferred Annuity (403b).
Tuition Waiver/Tuition Reimbursement: Continue your graduate or undergraduate education with the help of tuition waivers or tuition reimbursement
Leaves of absence: Includes FMLA and Extended Sick Leave Benefits for qualified employees
Employee Assistance Program: Access free and confidential support, including counseling services, and information during difficult times
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