Precertification Analyst - VA

**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](https://www.coxhealth.com/employees/benefits/)

**Job Description:**

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 VA/TriWest 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