Patient Access Intake Specialist II

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Diversity – Innovation – Caring – Global Collaboration – Winning Spirit- High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Shift Hours: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM or 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

About the role:
The Patient Access Intake Specialist is responsible for the initial review of the patient case through submission to the insurance plan for prior authorization. Works closely with Intracept team members and external customers (physicians and patients) to ensure clean and timely submissions. At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time.

Work Mode
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a remote work model.

Relocation
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

VISA
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time

Your responsibilities will include:

• Confirms case information is complete and supports medical necessity.
• Obtains additional information from the physician or patient as needed.
• Follows up timely on assigned tasks to ensure optimal case progression.
• Communicates internally and externally to resolve case related issues.
• Submits prior authorization requests by phone or fax to the payer.
• Manages incoming faxes and correspondence, distributing to Case Managers in a timely and accurate manner.
• Prioritizes tasks according to urgency.
• Applies pressure on health plans that refuse to review based on negative or absent coverage policy for the procedure.
• Drafts all case related communication to physicians, patients and payers in a clear and concise manner.
• Documents all case activity and correspondence for cases in a timely manner to provide chronological details of case progress.
• Acts as a resource for fellow team members and new employees.

Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to navigate the prior authorization process with commercial and government payers.
• Strong ability to read clinical records and extract pertinent information for submission.
• Demonstrated knowledge of payer medical policies and criteria requirements.
• Ability to follow process and protocol and communicate when/if changes are needed.
• Ability to work within multiple software systems.
• Ability to adapt as the needs of the business change or evolve.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Required qualifications:

• 1-2 Years with High School Diploma and/or equivalent experience, training , or apprenticeships
• Minimum 2 years commercial insurance prior authorization experience.
• Secure home office space with ability to protect HIPAA sensitive materials.
• Must be willing to travel as needed (<5%).</li>

Preferred qualifications:

• Pain management or spine specialty preferred.

Requisition ID:625309

Minimum Salary: $38688

Maximum Salary: $65728

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com-will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life byprovidinga broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological,neurologicaland urological diseases and conditions. Learn more atwww.bostonscientific.comand follow us onLinkedIn.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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