Insurance Verification Specialist (MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE REQUIRED) in Massapequa, New York at Evolve Psychiatry

**Evolve Psychiatry is seeking an experienced Remote Insurance Verification Specialist & New Patient Coordinator to join our growing team.**
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH MENTAL HEALTH VERIFICATION!!!!!!!

This position is ideal for someone who has extensive experience verifying mental health insurance benefits and enjoys working in a fast-paced, fully remote environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, dependable, and comfortable managing a high volume of insurance verifications while assisting with new patient onboarding processes.

Position Details
- Insurance Verification Specialist
- Fully Remote
- $25.00 per hour
- Full-Time

Job Responsibilities
Insurance Verification (Approximately 40% of Workday)
- Verify mental health benefits and eligibility for new and existing patients
- Confirm deductibles, copays, coinsurance, out-of-pocket maximums, authorization requirements, and coverage limitations
- Accurately document verification information in the patient's chart
- Communicate Co-pays, Deductible, & Co-Insurance to New patients
- Communicate insurance findings to appropriate team members
- Identify and resolve insurance discrepancies when possible
New Patient Support (Approximately 60% of Workday)
- Create and maintain new patient charts
- Answering incoming phone calls fro new patients
- Outbound calls to schedule appointments for new patients.
- Process and manage incoming patient referrals
- Ensure all patient demographic and insurance information is entered accurately
- Assist with onboarding new patients into the EMR system (eCW)
- Coordinate with scheduling and intake departments as needed

Requirements

**REQUIRED:*
* Minimum 2 years of insurance verification experience within a mental health, psychiatry, psychology, counseling, or behavioral health setting
- Strong understanding of commercial insurance plans, Medicaid, Medicare, and authorization requirements
- Experience reviewing behavioral health benefits and coverage limitations

* Ability to work independently in a remote environment

* Reliable high-speed internet connection

* Ability to pass a background check

* Ability to pass a technology assessment
**Please note: Applicants without direct mental health insurance verification experience will not be considered.**