Specialist, Appeals & Grievances - Remote EST Hours

Molina Healthcare
United States
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with managed care or claims processing experience working in a remote healthcare setting.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 2+ years of managed care experience in claims, appeals, or customer service roles.
    — “At least 2 years of managed care experience in a call center, appeals, and/or claims environment”
  • Individuals familiar with Medicaid, Medicare, and government-sponsored programs, particularly in handling denials and appeals.
    — “Experience with Medicaid and Medicare claims denials and appeals processing”
  • Proficient in written and verbal communication, with an ability to document findings and prepare summaries.
    — “Composes all correspondence, appeals/disputes and/or grievances information concisely, accurately and in accordance with regulatory requirements.”

Things to consider

  • The role demands flexibility to work weekends, which may be a challenge for candidates with fixed schedules.
    — “M-F 8:30am - 5pm EST must be flexible to work on weekends due to business needs.”
  • Candidates must be able to meet strict internal and regulatory deadlines for processing appeals and grievances.
    — “ensure that internal and/or regulatory timelines are met.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with medical records review and claims production standards.
    — “Requests and reviews medical records, notes, and/or detailed bills as appropriate”
  • Emphasize your ability to apply contract language and benefits knowledge to claims processing.
    — “Applies contract language, benefits and review of covered services to claims review process.”
  • Showcase your proficiency in Microsoft Office and your ability to document findings effectively.
    — “Microsoft Office suite/applicable software program(s) proficiency.”
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What success looks like

  • meets claims production standards
  • resolves member and provider complaints
Typical background
managed care experiencehealth claims processing

Skills & requirements

Required

Claims ProcessingManaged Care ExperienceCustomer ServiceTime ManagementCommunication SkillsMicrosoft Office

Preferred

Healthcare Related Vocational ProgramMedicaid And Medicare Claims Denials And Appeals Processing

Stack & domain

Claims ProcessingHealth Claims ProcessingMedicaid And Medicare Claims Denials And Appeals ProcessingMicrosoft Office SuiteOrganizational And Time Management SkillsVerbal And Written Communication SkillsCustomer Service ExperienceNullHealthcare

About the role

Original posting from Molina Healthcare

M-F 8:30am - 5pm EST must be flexiable to work on weekends due to buisness needs. 

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Summary

Provides support for claims activities including reviewing and resolving member and provider complaints, and communicating resolution to members or authorized representatives in accordance with the standards and requirements established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Essential Job Duties

  • Facilitates comprehensive research and resolution of appeals, disputes, grievances, and/or complaints from Molina members, providers, and related outside agencies to ensure that internal and/or regulatory timelines are met.
  • Researches claims appeals and grievances using support systems to determine appropriate appeals and grievance outcomes.  
  • Requests and reviews medical records, notes, and/or detailed bills as appropriate; formulates conclusions per protocol and other business partners to determine response; assures timeliness and appropriateness of responses per state, federal and Molina guidelines. 
  • Meets claims production standards set by the department.
  • Applies contract language, benefits and review of covered services to claims review process. 
  • Contacts members/providers as needed via written and verbal communications.
  • Prepares appeal summaries and correspondence, and documents findings accordingly (includes information on trends as requested).
  • Composes all correspondence, appeals/disputes and/or grievances information concisely, accurately and in accordance with regulatory requirements. 
  • Researches claims processing guidelines, provider contracts, fee schedules and systems configurations, to determine root causes of payment errors. 
  • Resolves and prepares written response to incoming provider reconsideration requests related to claims payment, requests for claim adjustments, and/or requests from outside agencies.

Required Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of managed care experience in a call center, appeals, and/or claims environment, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • Health claims processing experience, including coordination of benefits (COB), subrogation and eligibility criteria.
  • Experience with Medicaid and Medicare claims denials and appeals processing, and knowledge of regulatory guidelines for appeals and denials. 
  • Customer service experience.  
  • Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to manage simultaneous projects and tasks to meet internal deadlines.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Microsoft Office suite/applicable software program(s) proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Customer/provider experience in a managed care organization (Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace and/or other government-sponsored program), or medical office/hospital setting.
  • Completion of a health care related vocational program in health care (i.e., certified coder, billing, or medical assistant).

To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V.

Source: Molina Healthcare careers

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