Financial Counselor

Erlanger Health System; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with Company Match

Growth Opportunities

Job summary

CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia is hiring a Patient Financial Counselor for our Columbia, Missouri location. The role is patient-facing and focuses on helping patients understand insurance benefits, financial responsibilities, and available payment options while ensuring accurate account documentation and collections.

Responsibilities include discussing coverage with patients, verifying benefits, collecting payments, processing financial assistance, and maintaining relevant logs to support

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Three or more years of healthcare billing, collections, insurance verification, patient access, or financial counseling experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Commercial Insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Responsibilities

• Meet with patients and guarantors to discuss insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs.
• Verify insurance benefits and patient demographics in the system.
• Collect patient payments and establish payment arrangements.
• Process charity care and financial assistance applications.
• Maintain collection, charity, and adjustment logs.
• Support timely reimbursement and account resolution.

Skills

Billing experience

Insurance verification

Medicare knowledge

Medicaid knowledge

Communication skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma / GED

3+ years healthcare billing/collections

Tools

None

Job description

Overview

CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia is hiring a Patient Financial Counselor at our Columbia, Missouri location.

Join our team as a Patient Financial Counselor! This is a highly patient-facing role responsible for helping patients and families understand their insurance benefits, financial responsibilities, and available payment options while ensuring accurate account documentation and collections.

Responsibilities

• Meet directly with patients and guarantors to discuss insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs
• Verify insurance benefits and patient demographics
• Collect patient payments and establish payment arrangements
• Process charity care and financial assistance applications
• Maintain collection, charity, and adjustment logs
• Support timely reimbursement and account resolution

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3+ years of healthcare billing, collections, insurance verification, patient access, or financial counseling experience
• Strong knowledge of Commercial Insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid
• Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable discussing financial obligations with patients in a compassionate and professional manner

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• PTO & Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for auditing the admission packets and for the verification of benefits along with all patient demographic information in the patient accounting system.
• Financial counseling of patients and/or guarantors and collecting any out of pocket (deductibles, copays, exhausted days, etc). Provide information to the patient and/or guarantors regarding their benefits and financial obligations.
• Complete financial disclosure paperwork for patients that request assistance including verifying income and expenses.
• Complete adjustment forms for any charity or administrative adjustments for approval.
• Complete promissory notes for patients that request payment arrangements.
• Update daily the upfront collection log, charity log, and admin adjustment log. Review with BOD on a weekly basis.
• Gather and interpret data from system and understands appropriate course of action to take and initiates time-sensitive and strategic steps resulting in payment.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Three or more years' experience in related field required.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of Commercial Insurance and Medicare/Medicaid required.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Not applicable

ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:

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