Central Authorization Specialist
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Job overview
BayCare seeks a Central Authorization Specialist to verify health insurance information and obtain authorizations, pre-certifications, and referrals for inpatient, observation, and scheduled outpatient elective services. The role supports patients and clinical and administrative teams with authorization processes and timely turnaround. It is full-time and remote after seven business days of onsite training in Clearwater; team members must reside in Florida.
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Full job description
BayCare is currently in search of our newest Team Member who is passionate about providing outstanding customer service to our community. We are looking for an individual seeking a career opportunity with one of the largest employers within the Tampa Bay area.
Position Details:
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Location: Remote (must reside in Florida) -Following the required onsite training below
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Status: Full time
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Shift: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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Days: Monday through Friday
This Central Authorization Specialist opportunity is a full-time remote (following the below onsite training) position. Team members must reside in Florida.
This role requires onsite training in Clearwater, FL for 7 business days. The schedule is M-F 8:00AM - 4:30PM (after training, the team member will work the hours listed above)
Responsibilities:
The Central Authorization Specialist is responsible for verifying health insurance information and obtaining authorizations, pre-certifications, and/or referrals for inpatient, observation and scheduled outpatient elective services. Assist patients, clinical teams, physicians and their staff, the BayCare central business office, and denials management with information and process details for timely turnaround for authorizations. Utilize electronic scheduling/registration/financial systems, payer's websites, and recorded calls to validate health coverage and benefits in processing approval for medical services. Maintain proper documentation in Soarian or GE systems. Work closely with Managed Care and understands health insurances rule sets, manuals, and contract language.
Why BayCare?
Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that is built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility, and clinical excellence. Our team members focus on tomorrow by achieving personal and professional success today. That is why you will thrive in our forward-thinking culture, where we combine the best technology with compassionate service. We blend high-tech with high touch in ways that are advancing superior health care throughout the communities we serve.
BayCare offers a competitive total reward package including:
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Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
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Paid Time Off
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Tuition Assistance
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401K Match and additional yearly contribution
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Annual performance appraisals and team award bonus
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Family resources and wellness opportunities
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Community perks and discounts
Education
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Required - High School or Equivalent
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Preferred - Associates - Business or Health Services
Experience
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Required - 1 year of Insurance Verification and Authorization Retrieval or Referrals
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Required - 1 year of Health Insurance Website experience
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Preferred - 1 year of Healthcare Business Office and /or Managed Care experience
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
Position Central Authorization Specialist
Location Clearwater:BayCare Sys Office East | Business and Administrative | Full Time
Req ID 179595
How this job compares
Set against the 1,095 open Healthcare Administration jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Florida median$62–103K/yr21 salary ranges
- Florida median$18–28/hr31 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 87 open Healthcare Administration jobs in Florida and 1,095 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- AdventHealth35 open
- HCA Healthcare7 open
- BayCare Health System (this employer)6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Healthcare Administration postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (754 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 590 of the 1,095 open Healthcare Administration jobs (54%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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