
Benefits and Authorization Specialist - Remote - MUST RESIDE IN CA - THURSDAY-MONDAY SCHEDULE
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Job overview
The Benefit Verification and Authorization Specialist supports patients referred for specialty medications by completing benefit verification and authorization activities for new referrals. The role works directly with payers to interpret benefit design and medical policies, obtain authorizations, and communicate coverage details and outcomes to Patient Access staff. The specialist must reside in California and work Thursday through Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific time.
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Full job description
Sacramento, CA
Full time
R37644
Extraordinary Careers. Endless Possibilities.
With the nation’s largest home infusion provider, there is no limit to the growth of your career.
Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.
Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you’re empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.
Job Description Summary:
This position will require someone to reside in California and have in depth knowledge of California payers. In addition, the schedule will entail working every week Thursday through Monday from 8am-4:30pm Pacific time.
The Benefit Verification and Authorization Specialist supports patients referred to Option Care Health to receive specialty medications by completing benefit verification and authorization activities for new referrals with speed and accuracy to enable timely access to care. This role works directly with payers to understand benefit design, interpret medical policies, obtain required authorizations, and communicate coverage details and outcomes to Patient Access staff to support timely and accurate onboarding.
Job Description:
Job Responsibilities
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Processes benefit verification or authorization for all new referrals with speed and accuracy.
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Assist Supervisor and Manager with special assignments as needed.
Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements
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High school diploma or equivalent is required.
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Minimum of two years of experience in related experience.
Basic Qualifications
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Ability to multi-task and support numerous referrals/priorities at one time.
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Ability to work in a fast past environment.
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High degree of self-discipline in maintaining productivity expectations.
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Must be detail-oriented and have a high degree of quality focus.
Preferred Qualifications & Interests
Healthcare/medical billing experience preferred.
May perform other duties as assigned
Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:
Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Benefits:
-Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
-Paid Time off
-Bonding Time Off
-401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
-HSA Company Match
-Flexible Spending Accounts
-Tuition Reimbursement
-myFlexPay
-Family Support
-Mental Health Services
-Company Paid Life Insurance
-Award/Recognition Programs
Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.
For over 40 years, Option Care Health has provided adult and pediatric patients with an alternative to hospital infusion therapy. With more than 2,900 clinical experts, Option Care Health is able to provide high-quality infusion services for nearly all patients with acute and chronic conditions across the United States, resulting in high quality outcomes at a significantly reduced cost. Option Care Health has more than 70 infusion pharmacies and 100 alternate treatment sites. We are guided by our purpose to provide extraordinary care that changes lives through a comprehensive approach to care along every step of the infusion therapy process including: intake coordination, insurance authorization, resources for financial assistance, education and customized treatments.
How this job compares
Set against the 863 open Patient Access jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$122–177K/yr177 salary ranges
- California median$25–35/hr45 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 68 open Patient Access jobs in California and 863 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Providence25 open
- Cedars-Sinai5 open
- University of Southern California5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Patient Access postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (621 postings).
- Education
- 171 of the 863 open Patient Access jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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