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Insurance Verification Coordinator

Location: Remote (Must reside in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Florida)

Pay: $17.50 - $26.00/hour

Work Environment

100% Remote position supporting hospital revenue cycle operations. Candidates must reside in an approved state. Training may range from one week to one month and will include Epic and payer portal systems.

Schedule

• Monday-Friday

• 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Rate: $17.50 - $26.00/hour

Duration: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire

If eligible, benefits may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage

• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available)

• Voluntary Life & AD&D (employee + dependents)

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Time Off / Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

About the Role

The Insurance Verification Coordinator is responsible for obtaining insurance eligibility, benefits verification, prior authorizations, and pre-certifications for hospital services. This individual serves as a key liaison between patients, payers, providers, scheduling teams, and clinical staff to ensure timely approvals, accurate documentation, and denial prevention. The ideal candidate will have strong hospital-based insurance verification experience, knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced revenue cycle environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Verify insurance eligibility, benefits, and coverage information for scheduled services.

• Obtain prior authorizations and pre-certifications for inpatient, outpatient, elective, surgical, and urgent services.

• Communicate with insurance carriers through phone, fax, and payer portals.

• Document authorizations, copays, deductibles, coinsurance, out-of-pocket amounts, and patient financial responsibility.

• Partner with providers, scheduling teams, case management, utilization review, and clinical departments to secure required approvals.

• Notify patients and providers of coverage limitations, authorization issues, or terminated benefits.

• Research payer-specific authorization requirements and medical necessity criteria.

• Monitor team mailboxes, emails, faxes, and calls to ensure timely resolution of authorization-related requests.

• Conduct quality assurance reviews and maintain documentation accuracy.

• Escalate unresolved authorization concerns to leadership as needed.

• Meet productivity expectations of approximately 40-47 accounts per day while maintaining quality standards.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of insurance verification and prior authorization experience.

• Hospital revenue cycle, patient access, business office, or related healthcare experience.

• Knowledge of insurance benefits, eligibility verification, and authorization processes.

• Experience working with CPT and ICD-10 codes.

• Strong analytical, communication, and customer service skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Outlook.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy.

Top Skills – Must Haves:

• Hospital Experience

• Prior Authorization

• Insurance Verification

• Revenue Cycle Experience

• CPT Coding Knowledge

• ICD-10 Knowledge

• Customer Service

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Epic Hospital Billing Experience

• Inpatient and Outpatient Authorization Experience

• Medical Billing Experience

• Healthcare Financial or Revenue Cycle Certifications (CRCR, CRCS, CHAA, CHAM, CRCP, CRCE, CHFP)

• Associate Degree in Healthcare, Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Annapolis, MD.

The pay range for this position is $17.50 - $26.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 18, 2026.

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