Facility:
Remote Missouri: 1423 North Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65802
Department:
1672 PAS Financial Clearance Enterprise
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Hours:
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group
Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
The Precertification Specialist obtains authorizations from Insurance companies for scheduled tests/procedures providing necessary medical information for authorizations. Interprets patient medical records and reviews cases with the insurance nurse reviewer. Accurately enters information into multiple computer programs and insurance websites. Education:
▪ Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent
▪ Preferred: Medical Assistant Degree
Experience:
▪ Required: 1 Year Related Experience
▪ Preferred: 6 months experience with medical terminology
Skills:
▪ Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
▪ Ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management, nursing, physicians, and insurance nurse reviewers.
▪ Excellent time management, Communication skills, organization, prioritizing, decision-making, and planning skills.
▪ Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
▪ Ability to understand and interpret insurance benefits
▪ Ability to understand multiple computer programs and multiple insurance websites.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ N/A
CoxHealth is the area leader in health care and community involvement, with six hospitals, more than 80 clinics, five ERs and approximately 13,000 employees throughout southwest Missouri. We offer a wide range of treatments and services to help with whatever health needs you might have.
Our mission is to improve the health of the communities we serve, and our vision is to be the best for those who need us. Visit our website to learn more about our award-winning care and colleagues.
