KRMC Prior Authorizations Specialist

GENERAL SUMMARY: Provides clerical and administrative support to the unit. Works with multiple insurance companies and personalities to obtain prior authorizations. Assures responsibility for professional development and practice. Maintains a safe work environment.

1. *Commits to the KRMC mission, vision, values and goals and consistently demonstrates our core values.
2. Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
3. Assumes personal responsibility for development, practice, and education. Maintains an organized and safe work environment.
4. Compiles, organizes, and processes information for the department.
5. Works with multiple insurance companies and personalities.
6. Input clinical data.
7. Ability to prioritize, problem solve and communicate appropriately.
8. Answers telephone and takes detailed messages.
9. Will not triage patients nor give medical advice.
10. Performs value-added activities that result in positive financial performance and customer satisfaction.
11. Log, organize and maintain medication samples.
12. Performs monthly inventory counts of samples.
13. Schedules meals provided by Drug Representatives and alert clinic of schedules.
14. Participates with quality measures.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: High school graduate. Medical Terminology is desirable.