Financial Counselor - Full Time

Inland Valley; Murrieta, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision

401(K) with company match

Paid Time Off

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Job summary

Universal Health Services (UHS) seeks a billing/admitting professional to support its Inland Valley Hospital facilities in Southern California. The role involves interacting with patients, physicians, and staff to ensure accurate admission and accurate billing processes.

The ideal candidate has solid knowledge of insurance programs and regulatory requirements. The position emphasizes professionalism, problem solving, and compliance with EMTALA, COBRA, and related regulations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with physicians, patients, and staff.
• Understanding of billing, collection procedures, and insurance programs for acute facilities.
• Familiarity with California collection law and EMTALA requirements.
• Experience screening patients for state and county assistance programs.

Skills

Medical terminology

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Insurance knowledge

California collection laws

EMTALA knowledge

HMO collections

Screening for assistance programs

Typing speed

Tools

Computer experience

Job description

Responsibilities

Southwest HealthcareInland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, California, is a licensed 122-bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission. It is Southwest Riverside County's only designated Trauma Center and a county-designated Paramedic Base Station. The hospital performs more than 4,000 surgeries a year, and has an average of 4,000 Emergency Department visits per month. The hospital features a Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Center of Excellence and the region’s only Total Joint Center.

Southwest HealthcareRancho Springs Hospital in Murrieta, California, is a 120 bed acute-care hospital with the region's only Pediatric Emergency Services team (for children 14 and under) provided by board certified Rady Children’s emergency medicine physicians. Rancho Springs Hospital also provides the area's only OB/Emergency Department program, which gives expectant mothers 24/7 on-site access to OB/GYN physician coverage. The Childbirth Center at Rancho Springs Hospital is the largest in the region and features spacious family-friendly private suites. Rancho's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is operated by Rady Children’s.

Employee may be required to float to the other facility within Southwest Health Rancho Springs and Inland Valley Hospital based on operational needs, with appropriate orientation and competency validation provided.

Qualifications

Essential Skills:

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and non-verbally.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, ability to interact diplomatically and to maintain a professional demeanor with physicians, the public and hospital staff at all times.
• Ability to discuss personal and financial matters with patients and/or their representatives.
• Good problem solving and process efficiency skills.
• Knowledge of insurance benefits, covered services, billing, and collection procedures for all insurance programs for acute facilities.
• Essential knowledge of California collection law, insurance billing and reimbursement rules / regulations, COBRA, EMTALA and federal / state regulations.
• Experience with HMO and self pay collections.
• Experience in screening patient for various state and county assistance programs
• General knowledge of office procedures and ability to utilize resource in an organized manner.
• Type 35-40 words per minute.

Minimum Essential Experience:

• Two years experience in a hospital admitting or medical business office.
• Computer experience preferred.

Visit us online at: www.swhealthcaresystem.com

BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 335 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points in 39 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.