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At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home.
FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Position Summary
The Insurance Verification Auth Specialist is responsible for securing financial clearance and completing pre-authorization for patients undergoing complex, high-dollar inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures, hematology/oncology treatments, and infusion services. This includes verifying insurance eligibility and benefits, validating referrals and prior authorizations, and submitting and monitoring authorization requests in accordance with MultiCare Health System’s productivity and quality standards.The Specialist serves as a key resource on insurance plan guidelines and authorization processes, collaborates with referring providers to resolve pre-service authorization denials, and communicates Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) requirements when applicable. This role requires the ability to interpret medical guidelines, payer policies, and benefit structures to ensure accurate financial clearance and support the efficient delivery of specialized healthcare services.
The Specialist also acts as a functional expert across Patient Access and clinical teams, contributing to best practices in financial coordination and patient care access.
Responsibilities:
- Secure pre-authorizations from insurance companies for a broad range of complex, high dollar healthcare services including inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures, hematology/oncology treatments, and infusion services.
- Respond to clinical inquiries through insurance portals to support timely authorization approvals.
- Review medical records and supporting documentation to ensure complete and accurate submission for ordered services.
- Evaluate and process medical authorization requests efficiently to facilitate uninterrupted patient care.
- Communicate effectively with healthcare providers, insurance carriers, and patients to gather and relay information necessary for authorization decisions.
- Meet established daily productivity standards to maintain operational efficiency and accuracy in authorization workflows.
- Perform essential registration tasks such as loading insurance details, filing orders, and verifying eligibility
- Maintain a high level of accuracy to reduce the risk of insurance claim denials and ensure financial clearance for patients.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on referrals, authorizations, and insurance plan guidelines within the MultiCare Health System.
Requirements:
- Minimum two (2) years of experience working complex, high dollar prior-authorizations, referral coordination for relevant service lines, or in insurance billing, admitting, or registration within a healthcare setting
- Customer service experience in healthcare
- Proficiency in medical terminology, validated by examination
- Experience reviewing medical policies and interpreting CPT and HCPCS codes in alignment with payer guidelines
- Completion of a health vocational program (e.g., Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Insurance) preferred
- One (1) year of post-secondary business or college coursework preferred
- Certification from the National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) preferred
Why MultiCare?
Rooted in the local community
Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.
Growth and education
Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.
Well-being and support
Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.
Living our values
Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.
Belonging for all
Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.
Pacific Northwest lifestyle
Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.
Pay and Benefit Expectations
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $20.88 - $30.05 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.Associated benefit information can be viewed here.
Skills Required
- At least two years of experience with complex, high-dollar prior authorizations, referral coordination, insurance billing, admitting, or healthcare registration
- Customer service experience in healthcare
- Proficiency in medical terminology, validated by examination
- Experience reviewing medical policies and interpreting CPT and HCPCS codes according to payer guidelines
- Completion of a health vocational program, such as Medical Assistant or Medical Billing and Insurance
- One year of post-secondary business or college coursework
- Certification from the National Association of Healthcare Access Management
MultiCare Health System Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about MultiCare Health System and has not been reviewed or approved by MultiCare Health System.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical and pharmacy coverage is anchored to First Choice Health with integrated pharmacy and tiered networks, and eligibility begins the first of the month after hire. Using Tier 1/MultiCare providers is positioned to deliver the highest coverage levels and lower out-of-pocket costs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as generous and used for vacation, holidays, and short illness days. Company-facing descriptions present this breadth as a notable plus.
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Retirement Support — Multiple retirement programs are available (403(b), 401(a)/401(k), and a defined-benefit/cash-balance component in recent plan booklets), with the 403(b) administered by Empower since 2019. Public postings indicate broad access to employer-supported retirement savings.
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What We Do
MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Tacoma, Washington, providing hospital, clinic, primary care, specialty, emergency, and urgent care services across the state.
