UCLA Health

Administrative Assistant III - Retina, Westwood

UCLA Health  •  Onsite  •  28 days ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Posted Date
05/01/2026
Salary Range $30.36 - 43.49 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
30119


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced professional with a strong background in authorization processing and working knowledge of various medical insurance plans to support Ophthalmology's Retina Division in Westwood. This role is primarily focused on insurance authorization processing and serves as back-up support for surgical coordination. The position plays a key role in ensuring timely approvals and supporting smooth surgical operations for a multi-specialty clinic. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Process and track insurance verifications and obtain required prior authorizations
  • Communicate with insurance providers to ensure timely approval and resolve authorization-related issues
  • Serve as a resource to patients regarding insurance coverage and requirements
  • Provide back-up support for coordinating and scheduling patient surgical procedures
  • Assist with scheduling pre-operative testing and related appointments as needed
  • Collaborate with physicians, clinical staff, and external facilities to support efficient workflow
  • Provide general administrative support to ensure smooth daily operation

Salary Range: $30.36-43.49 Hourly


Job Qualifications

Our ideal candidate will have strong background in authorizations, referral coordination, and direct collaboration with providers, ideally gained within a fast-paced medical setting, who can effectively navigate complex clinical environment.

• Skill in setting priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities

• Ability to establish and maintain and productive working relationships with Faculty, Staff, Administration and patients from various social, cultural and economic backgrounds.

• Ability to creatively integrate competing demands into a productive working environment.

• Skill in verbal communications to clearly convey complex problems in both formal and informal situations.

• Ability to interact diplomatically and sympathetically with a patient population in varying degrees of health

Preferred:

• Working knowledge of patient related policies and procedures as well as a thorough understanding of the University system and it services and programs.

• Knowledge of hospital computer system, and personal computer systems and the various software products to perform administrative work.


As a condition of employment
, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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