We're building a world of health around every individual - shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and qualityin everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger - helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
- Work schedule will be 8 AM to 5 PM Central Time with 1-hour lunch break
- Training Schedule will also be 8 AM to 5 PM Central Time
- May require working weekends and holidays based on business need.
- Supports comprehensive coordination of medical services including intake, screening, and referrals to Aetna Better Health.
- Promotes/supports quality effectiveness of Healthcare Services.
- Performs intake of calls from members or providers regarding services via telephone, fax, EDI.
- Utilizes Aetna system to build, research and enter member information.
- Screens requests for appropriate referral to medical services staff.
- Approve services that do not require a medical review in accordance with the benefit plan.
- Performs non-medical research including eligibility
verification, COB, and benefits verification.
- Maintains accurate and complete documentation of required information that meets risk management, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
- Promotes communication, both internally and externally to enhance effectiveness of medical management services (e.g., claim administrators, Plan Sponsors, and third party payers as well as member, family, and health care team members respectively)
- Protects the confidentiality of member information and adheres to company policies regarding confidentiality.
- Communicate with Aetna Case Managers, when processing transactions for members active in this Program.
- Supports the administration of the precertification process in compliance with various laws and regulations and/or NCQA standards, where applicable, while adhering to company policy and procedures.
- Places outbound calls to providers to provide information or obtain clinical information for approval of medical authorizations.
- Uses Aetna Systems such as MedCompass, QNXT, ProFAX and ProPAT.
- Communicates with Aetna Nurses and Medical Directors when processing transactions for members active in this Program.
- Sedentary work involving significant periods of sitting, talking, hearing, and keying.
- Work requires visual acuity to perform close inspection of written and computer-generated documents
as well as a PC monitor.
Required Qualifications
- 1-2 years' experience working as a medical assistant, office assistant or other clinical/equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Call center experience is preferred, 1-2 years
- Prior authorization experience, 1-2 years
Education
- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
- Associates degree, preferred
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40
Time Type
Full time
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$17.00 - $25.65
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include: