Healthcare Administrative Workflow Specialist (Availity)
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About the Role
We're looking for professionals with deep, hands-on experience navigating healthcare administrative workflows within Availity Essentials and other major payer portal applications. You'll help us understand the precise steps required to complete insurance-related tasks, resolve data discrepancies, and manage end-to-end administrative processes.
Core Workflows
You should actively manage and complete one or more of the following:
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Eligibility & Benefits: Verifying active coverage, determining patient cost-shares (copays/deductibles), and interpreting plan-specific limitations
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Claims Management: Full lifecycle of a claim — submission, status tracking, and resolution of rejections or denials
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Prior Authorizations: End-to-end authorization process, from initial request submission to tracking approvals within Payer Spaces
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Remittance & Payment Posting: Handling electronic remittance advice (ERA) and reconciling payments against clinical charges
Requirements
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2+ years of daily, hands-on experience with Availity Essentials or similar payer portals (Optum/Change Healthcare, Waystar, Office Ally, or individual payer hubs like UHC Link, BCBS, Aetna)
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Currently working in a healthcare administrative role
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Experience with Revenue Cycle, Payer Portals, or Clearinghouse Management
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Based in the United States
Ideal Backgrounds
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Practice Administrator / Medical Office Manager
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Revenue Cycle Specialist / RCM Analyst
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Medical Billing Coordinator / Full-Cycle Biller
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Patient Access Lead / Intake Coordinator
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Claims Resolution Specialist
Note: We are specifically looking for administrative workflow expertise — not medical coding or clinical roles.
Interested in this position?
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