Provider Relations Representative II

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At Avesis, the Provider Relations Representative plays a vital role in connecting our dental provider community with the resources, education, and support they need to thrive. As a key member of our Provider Relations Department, you'll be the bridge between Avesis and our participating provider network, ensuring that our partners are equipped, informed, and engaged every step of the way.

If you're a self-driven communicator who thrives on building relationships and solving problems, this is the role for you. Your expertise and passion will directly contribute to Avesis's mission of delivering high-quality, accessible dental care to our members, while also supporting and nurturing the growth of our provider community. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the healthcare space

In this role, you will combine the flexibility of a hybrid work environment with the opportunity to build lasting partnerships both remotely and in the field. You will lead efforts to foster the best-in-class provider education, tackle provider inquiries and issues, and manage a variety of initiatives that enhance our relationships with the provider network.
Our chosen candidate must reside within the city of Chicago or near suburbs due to the travel component of this role.
Functional Competencies

• Provider Relations encompasses several diverse provider administrative duties to improve the Avesis provider experience including direct provider engagement and training with the goal of resolution of issues.
• Conduct provider outreach via in-person/video/phone or email by providing training, orientation, and coaching for performance improvement within provider practices. Provide guidance through education to enable Avesis network providers to become more self-sufficient in confirming eligibility, claims submission and payment by use of available tools.
• Consistently documents all provider interactions, including calls, emails, virtual and in-person visits, in accordance with departmental standards. Ensures that notes are clear, timely, and accurately reflect the nature of the communication to support ongoing relationship management, issue resolution, and continuity of service across teams.
• Maintains thorough and timely records to ensure accountability, transparency, and effective information sharing across teams.
• Conduct monthly and/or quarterly meetings with provider groups documenting discussions, issues, attendees, action items, researching claims or prior authorization issues on site and routing to the appropriate party for resolution.
• Owns and manages relationship and performance of assigned provider groups. Serves as the primary point of contact for assigned providers.
• Communicate and shares provider claims and directory reporting both internally and externally and additional reporting as necessary.
• Complete provider orientation via phone, email, in-person and/or virtually for all applicable product lines to train, resolve issues, and educate staff/providers.
• Perform onsite facility reviews, when applicable and conduct quarterly face-to-face visits within the assigned territory and/or market. Work closely and coordinates with Avesis Claims, Customer Service, Utilization Management, Clinical Management, Credentialing, Recruitment, Account Management, and other staff to develop operational solutions for various provider network projects.
• Educate providers regarding state program, group policies, and/or health plan policies and procedures and state/federal regulation for compliance requirements. Investigate and respond to complex provider related issues and initiate change of provider demographic related database information.
• Responds to general provider contract inquiries, provider education and non-routine claim issues.
• Attend work-related events/conferences while representing the organization and brand in a professional manner.
• Coaches, mentors, and develops junior team members as applicable.

Core Competencies

• Knowledge of health plan operations preferred.
• Knowledge of provider/health plan contracts/agreements highly desired.
• Microsoft applications and other windows-based applications to include an intermediate level in Microsoft Excel and databases. Knowledge of and intermediate ability to use various computer programs such as Microsoft Office including spreadsheets, databases, word processing and presentation software and programs/systems utilized in data analysis.
• 1 years' experience with provider credentialing and contracting process preferred.
• 1 to 2 years of health insurance claims, as well as ability to analyze data to resolve provider claim issues preferred.

Behavioral Competencies

• Collegiality: building strong relationships on company-wide, approachable, and helpful, ability to mentor and support team growth.
• Initiative: readiness to lead or take action to achieve goals.
• Communicative: ability to relay issues, concepts, and ideas to others easily orally and in writing.
• Member-focused: going above and beyond to make our members feel seen, valued, and appreciated.
• Detail-oriented and thorough: managing and completing details of assignments without too much oversight.
• Flexible and responsive: managing new demands, changes, and situations.
• Critical Thinking: effectively troubleshoot complex issues, problem solve and multi-task.
• Integrity & responsibility: acting with a clear sense of ownership for actions, decisions and to keep information confidential when required.
• Collaborative: ability to represent your own interests while being fair to those representing other or competing ideas in search of a workable solution for all parties.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1 to 2+ years of Dental office experience.
• Comprehension of Medical/Dental Terminology.
• Must reside within the city of Chicago or near suburbs
• A valid driver's license with proof of auto insurance and the ability to use your own vehicle.
• The ability to travel up to 50% is required to meet prospective clients, existing customers, attend trade shows and other meetings as needed. Travel times may vary and can range from short overnight trips to extended stays.
• As this role is a remote role, you are required to maintain internet service that allows you to complete your essential job duties without issue. Rates of 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload while hardwired and not on a VPN are sufficient.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Previous Provider Relations Experience
• Certified Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certified or Certified dental assistance (CDA).

Skills
At Avēsis, we strive to design equitable, and competitive compensation programs. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:

Zone A: $46,080.00-$76,800.00 Zone B: $50,220.00-$83,700.00 Zone C: $54,050.00-$90,080.00 FLSA Status: Salary/Exempt

This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, and commission.

Please visit Avesis Pay Zones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

*We Offer*

• Meaningful and challenging work opportunities to accelerate innovation in a secure and compliant way.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Excellent medical, dental, supplemental health, life and vision coverage for you and your dependents with no wait period.
• Life and disability insurance.
• A great 401(k) with company match.
• Tuition assistance, paid parental leave and backup family care.
• Dynamic, modern work environments that promote collaboration and creativity to develop and empower talent.
• Flexible time off, dress code, and work location policies to balance your work and life in the ways that suit you best.
• Employee Resource Groups that advocate for inclusion and diversity in all that we do.
• Social responsibility in all aspects of our work. We volunteer within our local communities, create educational alliances with colleges, drive a variety of initiatives in sustainability.

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Equal Employment Opportunity
At Avēsis, We See You. We celebrate differences and are building a culture of inclusivity and diversity. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants and does not discriminate against any person based on ancestry, age, citizenship, color, creed, disability, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic. At Avēsis, we believe that, to operate at the peak of excellence, our workforce needs to represent a rich mixture of diverse people, all focused on providing a world-class experience for our clients. We focus on recruiting, training and retaining those individuals that share similar goals. Come Dare to be Different at Avēsis, where We See You