Job Information
BrightSpring Health Services Lead Intake Coordinator in FAIRFIELD, New Jersey
Our Company
Amerita
Overview
Amerita, Inc. is a leading provider in home Infusion therapy. We are looking for a Lead Intake Coordinator to join our Intake team as we grow to be one of the top home infusion providers in the country. The Lead Intake Coordinator will report to the General Manager and work in our City, State Branch.
Amerita is an entrepreneurial-founded company and a wholly owned subsidiary of PharMerica. The home infusion market is positioned for rapid growth driven by the aging population, increase in chronic diseases, robust pipeline of infusible drugs coming to market, and an industry shift from hospital delivery settings to lower-cost, high-quality alternative providers such as Amerita.
As a core member of the Intake team, you will have primary responsiblity for the timely clearance of new referrals. We will help you achieve your goals through continuous professional development and regular career progression discussions.
Schedule: Monday - Friday9:00am - 5:30pm
•Competitive Pay
•Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
•Company-Paid Short & Long-Term Disability•Flexible Schedules & Paid Time Off•Tuition Reimbursement •Employee Discount Program & DailyPay•401k
•Pet Insurance
Responsibilities
As a Lead Intake Coordinator, you will...
Lead team efforts to regularly assess performance to various reimbursement metrics – daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
Subject matter expert resource in the region in order to effectively support and train all aspects of admissions/intake position throughout the region’s locations
Responsible for taking Infusion Therapy referrals from referral sources
Responsible for ensuring that all patients meet medical criteria for prescribed services
Ability to train, test, and evaluate others in all essential position responsibilities for proficiency
Ensures that all intake forms are complete, clear, and within Amerita’s scope of service
Verifies insurance, obtains authorizations and re-authorizations as required by payors, enters patient demographic, insurance and authorization information into computer system, communicates with other departments regarding status of referrals and notifies patients and families regarding coverage and payment responsibilities prior to dispensing medications
Ensures that insurance verification is complete and authorization is in place prior to giving the referral to a Pharmacist
Responsible for obtaining reauthorizations for subsequent deliveries
Performs monthly eligibility checks on active patients
Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information
Performs other tasks or special projects as requested by management
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s degree or some college coursework strongly preferred
Five (5)years of experience in a professional work environment required
Healthcare experience
Knowledge of health insurance and third party terms and terminology required.
Knowledge of insurance verification and pre-certification procedures
Experience working with all payor types, including Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance companies including PBM drug cards
Minimum of two (2) years of experience collecting referral information in the healthcare market
Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
Ability to meet performance standards and effectively work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
Requires analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong customer service and multi-tasking capabilities
Demonstrated excellence in customer service to patients, healthcare professionals, and insurance carriers
Demonstrated ability to work as a team member with a customer satisfaction focus
About our Line of Business
Amerita is a specialty infusion company focused on providing complex pharmaceutical products and clinical services to patients outside of the hospital. Committed to excellent service, our vision is to combine the administrative efficiencies of a large organization with the flexibility, responsiveness and entrepreneurial spirit of a local provider. For more information about Amerita, please visitwww.ameritaiv.com. Follow us onTwitter (https://twitter.com/AmeritaIV) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/amerita-inc/) .
Salary Range
USD $31.00 - $33.00 / Hour
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Job LocationsUS-NJ-FAIRFIELD
ID 2025-163831
Line of Business Amerita
Position Type Full-Time
Pay Min USD $31.00/Hr.
Pay Max USD $33.00/Hr.