Financial Counseling Specialist

ensemblehp

United States

On-site

USD 26,000 - 28,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Incentives

Paid Certifications

Tuition Reimbursement

Comprehensive Benefits

Career Advancement

Job summary

Ensemble Health Partners in Texas is seeking an Inpatient Financial Counseling Specialist to educate and verify patient benefits during hospital stays. This on-site role focuses on calculating patient liabilities and ensuring accurate billing prior to discharge.

You will contact patients, conduct face-to-face reviews, collect copays and balances, and support daily pre-registration and registration tasks. Occasional nights, weekends, and holidays may be required.

Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED required.
CRCR certification required within 6 months of hire (company paid).
1+ years of customer service experience.

Responsibilities

Assist in benefit education and validation for inpatient stays.
Verify patient liabilities including copays, deductibles, and balances.
Perform face-to-face reviews with patients during admission.
Make at least 3 room visits daily to collect liabilities.
Handle pre-registration and registration tasks for current or future services.
Follow up with patients regarding payments by phone or mail.

Skills

Customer service

Innovation mindset

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Thank you for considering a career at Ensemble!

Ensemble is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country.

Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference!

O.N.E Purpose:

Customer Obsession: Consistently provide exceptional experiences for our clients, patients, and colleagues by understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations.
Embracing New Ideas: Continuously innovate by embracing emerging technology and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation.
Striving for Excellence: Execute at a high level by demonstrating our "Best in KLAS" Ensemble Difference Principles and consistently delivering outstanding results.

The Opportunity:

CAREER OPPORTUNITY OFFERING:

Bonus Incentives
Paid Certifications
Tuition Reimbursement
Comprehensive Benefits
Career Advancement

This position pays between $18.65 - $19.90/hr based on experience

This position is an onsite role, and candidates must be able to work on-site at Ardent - UT Health Athens, Athens, TX

The Inpatient Financial Counseling Specialist performs the task of benefit education and validation. This includes face to face review of inpatient benefits, authorization and collecting inpatient, observation, and outpatient in a bed liability throughout Ensemble Health Partners. This position handles the accurate verification and calculation of patient liabilities including previous balances, collection of patient payments, and may require nights, weekends, and holidays, as necessary. They are responsible for performing these functions while meeting the mission of Ensemble Health Partners and all regulatory compliance requirements. The Financial Counseling Specialist will work within the policies and processes as they are being performed across the entire organization.

Responsible for the assessment and collection of patient liabilities. These collections include copays, deductibles, co-insurance and balances after financial assistance. This individual is tasked with assessing patient insurance and financial information to determine liability. The Specialist in Inpatient Collections will utilize face to face communication with patients during their stay to collect the estimated patient liability.

Works various patient access, insurance eligibility, follow-up reports as assigned.
Assists in facilitating daily inhouse call reviews to include all needed parties to validate that patients have a valid payor source with authorization on the account for the current stay.
Completion of pre-registration and registration tasks including, but not limited to, the registration of patients at the time of service, or prior to the date of service while attempting to collect the patient's financial liability.
Monitors missed collection opportunities for potential process improvements and follow-up. Must make at least 3 attempts each day to visit a patient's room if the patient is otherwise preoccupied in previous attempts.
Notes all accounts with a patient liability daily.
Makes follow-up phone calls to patients that are unable to make payment while in-house.
Sends letters to patients' addresses post-discharge detailing an estimated liability as well as options to pay
Works with patients to sign consent to treat, observation, Important Message from Medicare, and other registration-related forms if applicable.
Assists eligibility specialists in the verification of insurance information, Medicaid and charity processing, and other tasks as needed.
Runs a daily census to determine patients with potential eligibility.
Assists in the collection and organization of outpatient orders as they relate to future and current dates of service, utilizing queues built within various Revenue Cycle systems.

Experience We Love:

1+ years of customer service experience
Must be inquisitive and demonstrate openness to innovation including AI to explore better processes and ways to alleviate friction and improve patient and client experiences

Required Qualifications: