Overview Join to apply for the Prior Authorization Coordinator role at Veterans in Healthcare
Work Location: Los Angeles, CA | Job #: 20129 | Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm PST | Employment Type: 2 – Staff- Career | Duration: Indefinite | Salary Range: $30.36-43.49 Hourly | Bargaining Unit: Teamsters – CX
Posted Date: August 22, 2025
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Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
Job Duties
Take on an important role within an award-winning health organization. Help ensure the efficient operation of a complex health system.
Receive urgent, routine, pre-service, and retro authorization requests, and process prior authorization requests with accuracy and timeliness.
Use various business applications to perform analysis, obtain information, and enter prior authorization data necessary for claims adjudication.
Identify missing information using critical thinking skills and make prior authorization processing determinations based on clinical protocols and guidelines.
Interact with internal and external customers to provide and obtain information and ensure the delivery of outstanding service and quality.
Job Qualifications
Experience in processing prior authorizations and related health system workflows preferred.
Ability to use multiple business applications for data entry and analysis.
Strong communication and customer service skills.
Attention to detail and ability to work accurately under deadlines.