Prior Authorization Specialist- Medical Assistant

Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807






Department:

1728 Medication Support

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

8:00AM-4:30PM

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

Job Description:

The role of the Prior Auth Specialist MA III is to centrally coordinate obtain, review, and track prior authorizations for medications and durable medical equipment. The goal of the Prior Auth  Specialist MA III is to work with all Cox Medical Group clinics in order to complete prior authorizations through the various methods that required by insurers.

Education:
▪ Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent
▪ Required effective 9/1/20: Graduated from a formal MA training program that included pharmacology class, anatomy/physiology, the basics of medication administration, and completion of a clinical externship.
Experience:
▪ Required: At least two years' experience as a Medical Assistant
▪ Preferred: Previous experience in work that involved direct contact with people
▪ Preferred: Previous experience in an ambulatory clinic setting
Skills:
▪ Strong customer service skills when working with various staff members
▪ Have professional verbal and written communication skills
▪ Ability to work independently and be self-directed to complete prior authorizations in a timely manner
▪ Possess excellent time management skills
▪ Proficient using computers, including all Microsoft programs
▪ Promote the mission and values of CoxHealth
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ Required: Certification or Registration from a CoxHealth approved certification program: CMA/AAMA, RMA/AMT, CCMA/NHA, NRCMA/NAHP, NCMA/NCCT, RMA/AAMP.