FINANCIAL COUNSELOR, Full-Time

Universal Health Services; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

Universal Health Services is seeking a Financial Counselor at Sierra Medical Center in Sparks, NV. You will help patients and families with financial arrangements and assistance from external agencies, ensuring accurate billing information and compliant processes.

The role emphasizes patient communication, negotiation of payment plans, and coordination with insurance. This position offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities within UHS and its extensive network.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 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, or coding.

Responsibilities

• Create and approve payment arrangements with patients and families.
• Review self-pay accounts and obtain satisfactory payment agreements.
• Ensure patient demographics and insurance information are correct in the system.
• Document payment agreements and send confirmations to patients.

Skills

Medical billing

Collections

Insurance knowledge

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Post secondary education in accounting or related business field

Medical terminology course

Tools

Accounts receivable software

EMR billing systems

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

What we at Sierra Medical Center value:

• 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

Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

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.