How to hire an insurance verifier

How to hire an insurance verifier, step by step

Here's a step-by-step insurance verifier hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an insurance verifier job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new insurance verifier
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your insurance verifier job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an insurance verifier for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   An insurance verifier's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, insurance verifiers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents insurance verifier salaries for various positions.

   Type of Insurance Verifier	Description	Hourly rate
   Insurance Verifier	Financial clerks do administrative work for many types of organizations. They keep records, help customers, and carry out financial transactions.	$12-19
   Patient Representative	A patient representative is responsible for assisting the patients with their health care needs by identifying their medical concerns, assessing their medical history, and referring them to the appropriate physicians or other medical professionals for immediate treatments and further examinations. Patient representatives verify the patients' insurance information, guiding them on filling out medical forms, processing payments for medical services, and updating them for the release of medical results... Show more	$12-18
   Patient Coordinator	A patient coordinator functions as the primary point of contact between health care professionals and patients in a medical facility. They mostly perform administrative tasks such as greeting visitors, answering calls, responding to inquiries, managing schedules, arranging appointments, processing payments, gathering information, and keeping records... Show more	$12-19

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Insurance Verification
   • Medical Terminology
   • Customer Service
   • Data Entry
   • Insurance Eligibility
   • Health Insurance
   • Patient Accounts
   • Medicaid
   • Payment Arrangements
   • Patient Eligibility
   • EMR
   • Authorization Process
   • HIPAA

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage database by processing renewals and endorsements.
   • Verify eligibility for members who have Medicaid and Medicare.
   • Verify and process demographic information and insurance benefits to register inpatients, outpatients, short procedures, and emergency room patients.
   • Handle a substantial amount of Allstate customers, third party carriers, and others who need assistance to file a claim.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your insurance verifier job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An insurance verifier can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, insurance verifiers' average salary in south carolina is 43% less than in new hampshire.
   • Seniority. Entry-level insurance verifiers 33% less than senior-level insurance verifiers.
   • Certifications. An insurance verifier with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an insurance verifier's salary.

   Average insurance verifier salary

   $16.08hourly

   $33,450 yearly

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   Entry-level insurance verifier salary

   $27,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

4. Writing an insurance verifier job description

   An insurance verifier job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of an insurance verifier job description:

   Insurance verifier job description example

   The Insurance Verifier provides a timely and accurate insurance verification; obtaining current eligibility, benefit coverage and authorizations to provide the necessary data to ensure reimbursement in a timely manner. This position identifies reimbursement resources for patient care and maximizing the effort to capture it. Identifies patient responsibilities, insurance reimbursement and other 3rd party reimbursement sources. Working knowledge of contracts with the ability to interpret per diem rates, case rates, stop loss, resulting in timely and accurate reimbursement. Performs outpatient pre-registration function, maintains effective working relations with coworkers, case management, outside companies, and visitors using guest relation techniques while professionally representing the visions and values of ARMC-AHMC Inc. Works closely with the patient service representatives, reviewing their work for accuracy and assisting them in their duties as needed.
   
   This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of AHMC-Anaheim Regional Medical Center and AHMC Inc. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with the core values of ARMC and AHMC Inc... The employee shall support AHMC-Anaheim Regional Medical Center strategic plan, goals, and direction of the performance improvement plan. The employee will also be expected to support all organizational expectations including, but not limited to; Customer Service, Patient's Rights, Confidentiality of Information, Environment of Care and ARMC and AHMC Inc. initiatives. Ensure timely verification and validation of authorizations for all Commercial and Managed care inpatients and other services as assigned.Contacts insurance companies via phone or website to secure authorization.Responsible to review all discharged managed care patients for evidence of authorization entry in the Authorization module.Obtains missing authorizations within 3 business days of patients discharge or in some cases within 7 days of admission.Responsible for checking bill hold weekly for pending authorizations.Assists with sending delinquent reviews and resending reviews not received by the Payors.Communicate effectively, build and maintain professional, cooperative relationships with Case Management and all departments that have direct or indirect impact on obtaining authorizations.Maintains analysis of authorization issues, by payer.Clearly documents all contacts and authorization information for all types of authorizations in the hospital system, complete standardized documentation requirements in expected format.Follows established hospital policies and procedures regarding authorization processes.Other duties as assigned.
   High school graduate or GED equivalent preferred
   
   + Minimum of 3-5 years admitting/ registration and/or business office background
   
   + General knowledge of third party payors, PPO, HMO, POS, EPO, workers compensation, Medicare, Medi-Cal, and Cal-Optima preferred
   
   + Knowledge of insurance authorization/ tracking/ pre-certification preferred
   
   + Positive work ethic
   
   + Excellent interpersonal skills
   
   + Ability to communicate effectively
   
   + Strong organizational skills
   
   + Computer and typing skills preferred
   
   + Medical terminology preferred
   
   
   Shift: Variable
   
   External Company Name: AHMC Healthcare
   
   Street: 1111 W. La Palma Ave

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find insurance verifiers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your insurance verifier job on Zippia to find and recruit insurance verifier candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting insurance verifiers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new insurance verifier

   Once you've selected the best insurance verifier candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new insurance verifier. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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