FINANCIAL COUNSELOR, Full-Time

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and

401(K) with company match

Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment

Career development opportunities

Discounted stock plan

Job summary

Sierra Medical Center within Northern Nevada Health System seeks a Financial Counselor to assist patients and families with financial arrangements, verify insurance, apply for assistance programs, and document all payments precisely.

As part of Universal Health Services, Inc., you will support a patient-centered approach, collaborate with care teams, and enjoy competitive benefits, career development, and a stable hospital environment across UHS facilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; post-secondary education preferred.
• Minimum two years' experience in medical billing, collections or coding.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Creates and approves payment arrangements and discusses options with patients/families.
• Reviews patient self-pay accounts and secures satisfactory payment agreements.
• Ensures demographic and insurance data are accurate in the system.
• Documents all payment agreements and sends confirmation letters.

Skills

Medical billing

Collections

Insurance verification

Medical coding

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Post-secondary education in accounting or related business field

Medical terminology knowledge

Job description

Responsibilities

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

• Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient's shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient's lives.
• Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care

Job summary: Provides financial counseling to patients and families in accordance with the facility's policies. Assists patients/families with financial arrangements including financial assistance, for qualified patients, from outside agencies.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Creates and approves payment arrangements; reviews with patient different payment options and possible financial assistance, i.e., state and local agencies, indigent care
• Reviews all patient self-pay accounts. Meets with patient/family to obtain a satisfactory payment agreement for all parties
• Ensures patient demographic and insurance information is correct in the computer system
• Documents all payment agreements in the computer database; sends payment confirmation letter to patient/family

Benefits for full and part time employees:

• 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
• Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services:

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Post secondary education in accounting or related business field preferred.
• Completed medical terminology course preferred.
• Minimum of two years experience in medical billing, collections, insurance, coding required.

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.