Prior Auth Support Specialist (Non-Clinical)
About the position
This role supports provider offices, internal operations, and clinical teams by driving the execution layer of prior authorization and referral workflows. The focus is purely operational: documentation requirements, follow-up, routing, and closing loops so work progresses without delay. This role is for someone who can ramp into complex workflows, manage multiple active workstreams, and deliver consistent outcomes with minimal oversight.
- Responsibilities
- Execute PA and referral workflows end-to-end: documentation follow-up, routing, and loop closure with provider offices
- Drive work forward by identifying next steps, obtaining missing information, and preventing case stalls
- Communicate clearly and professionally with provider office staff via phone and email
- Support clinical teams by reducing administrative burden ā gather missing documentation, route questions appropriately
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation in HubSpot and operational tracking tools
- Identify recurring friction points and contribute actionable feedback to strengthen SOPs
- Operate strictly within scope ā workflow, documentation, process, and follow-up only
- Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on prior authorization experience ā beyond general call center or data entry work
- Direct experience in either a hospital/clinic central authorization function OR pharmacy technician role with dedicated PA and insurance specialization
- Demonstrated understanding of both medical and pharmacy benefit PA workflows at the documentation and execution level
- Experience navigating PBM requirements including coverage criteria, benefit verification, and authorization documentation standards
- Proven ability to communicate with provider offices via phone and email ā navigating gatekeepers, call trees, and office workflows to move documentation forward
- Strong documentation discipline: accurate, timely case tracking with notes, outcomes, timestamps, and next steps
- HIPAA compliance knowledge and scope discipline
- Eastern Time Zone ā non-negotiable
- High school diploma or GED required
- Nice-to-haves
- PTCB/CPhT certification
- Pharmacy technician background with dedicated PA and insurance specialization
- Experience with specialty workflows and complex payer back-and-forth
- HubSpot or comparable CRM workflow tool experience
- Hospital or clinic central authorization experience supporting provider offices across benefits, PA, and documentation workflows
- PTCB/CPhT strongly preferred
- Benefits
- 401(k) w/matching
- all kinds of insurance (including matching HSA and pets!)
- commute from your kitchen
- Open PTO (which leaders use!)
- remote stipend
- yearly education budget
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