Medical Administrative Specialist (Remote | $40–$50/hr
<p><strong>Healthcare Administrative Specialist</strong></p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Remote (United States)</p><p><strong>Engagement Type:</strong> Hourly Contract</p><p><strong>Compensation:</strong> <strong>$40–$50/hour</strong></p><p><strong>About the Opportunity</strong></p><p>This opportunity is for experienced <strong>Healthcare Administrative and Operations professionals</strong> with hands-on expertise in the back-office workflows that support medical practices, hospitals, and health plans.</p><p>The role focuses on applying real-world healthcare administrative experience across patient access, prior authorizations, claims, revenue cycle operations, provider enrollment, payer operations, and health information management.</p><p><strong>This is a healthcare administrative and operational role — not a medical coding or clinical care position.</strong></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Manage and evaluate <strong>patient registration, scheduling, insurance eligibility verification, benefits interpretation, intake, and referral workflows</strong>.</li><li>Support prior authorization processes, including initiating, submitting, tracking, and resolving authorization requests through payer portals.</li><li>Handle claims and revenue cycle workflows, including <strong>claim submission, status tracking, denials, appeals, A/R follow-up, and rejection resolution</strong>.</li><li>Review remittance and payment workflows, including <strong>Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), payment posting, and reconciliation</strong>.</li><li>Support provider and payer operations, including credentialing, provider enrollment, payer configuration, appeals, grievances, and member/provider services.</li><li>Manage health information workflows, medical records administration, release of information, and day-to-day practice operations.</li><li>Apply hands-on knowledge of healthcare systems and administrative workflows to support high-quality project outcomes.</li></ul><p><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li><strong>3+ years of daily, hands-on experience</strong> in a healthcare administrative, operational, or back-office role.</li><li><strong>Currently working in a healthcare administrative role.</strong></li><li>Direct experience with healthcare administrative systems, including <strong>payer portals, EHR/practice-management platforms, and/or clearinghouses</strong>.</li><li>Experience with platforms such as <strong>Availity, Optum/Change Healthcare, Waystar, Office Ally, UHC Link, BCBS, Aetna</strong>, or comparable payer systems.</li><li>Strong understanding of healthcare administrative workflows, documentation, and operational processes.</li><li>Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving, and written communication skills.</li><li><strong>Must be based in the United States.</strong></li></ul><p><strong>Ideal Backgrounds</strong></p><p>Relevant professional backgrounds may include:</p><ul><li>Practice Administrator / Medical Office Manager</li><li>Revenue Cycle Specialist / RCM Analyst</li><li>Medical Billing Coordinator / Full-Cycle Biller</li><li>Patient Access Lead / Intake / Referral Coordinator</li><li>Prior Authorization Specialist</li><li>Denials / Claims Resolution Specialist</li><li>Credentialing / Provider Enrollment Specialist</li><li>Health Plan / Payer Operations Specialist</li><li>Health Information Management (HIM) / Medical Records Administrator</li></ul><p><strong>Compensation</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Competitive compensation of $40 –$50/hour.</strong></li><li><strong>Weekly payments.</strong></li><li><strong>Independent contractor engagement.</strong></li></ul><p><strong>Application Process</strong></p><ol><li><strong>Easy Apply on LinkedIn</strong></li><li><strong>Check Email for Next Steps</strong></li><li><strong>Participate in Resume Evaluation & Interview Stage</strong></li></ol>