Financial Counselor Senior

CommonSpirit Health; Cañon City (CO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountain Region Support is seeking a Senior Financial Counselor to administer Medicaid presumptive eligibility, charity and foundation programs and to guide patients through complex medical benefits. You will counsel patients on private and public benefits, verify insurance, and collect outstanding portions before or at service time.

You will mentor new associates and collaborate with executives on payment plan approvals while ensuring accurate program implementation across care teams.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience in healthcare settings preferred.
• Knowledge of Medicaid, charity programs and patient financial services.

Responsibilities

• Counsel patients on Medicaid, charity and foundation programs.
• Perform financial screenings to direct patients to appropriate programs.
• Explain insurance requirements and collect patient portions at the point of service.
• Mentor new associates and assist in new employee orientation.
• Interact with executives on payment plan approvals.
• Coordinate with physicians and staff to ensure proper program implementation.

Skills

Financial counseling

Communication

Negotiation

Patient interaction

Program eligibility

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Senior Financial Counselor, you will administer various financial assistance programs (Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility, Medical disability, long-term care applications, Hospital Financial Assistance), and meticulously perform financial screenings to direct patients to appropriate programs.

Every day you will counsel patients on private and public medical benefits, including insurance and co-payments, verify insurance benefits, explain financial requirements, and collect outstanding patient portions prior to or at the point of service. You will also serve as a mentor to new associates and assist in new employee orientation.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong financial counseling expertise, a deep understanding of complex medical benefits, exceptional communication and negotiation skills for patient interaction and payment plan administration, and the ability to interact with executives on payment plan approvals.

• Screens patients for application to the Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility, Charity Program or the Foundation Programs and makes determination of eligibility into these programs.
• Interacts with executives and other leadership on approval of payment plans or settlements.
• Maintains effective communication with physicians and staff through meetings and telephone contact to insure proper implementation of the program.
• Actively seeks to promote and helps to maintain a positive professional, team-orientedand service conscious environment which contributes to the goals of the department and reflects the values of the System through interactions with all others within and outside the department and Community Agencies.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Preferred

• One (1) year health care experience
• Knowledge of registration, billing and credit scoring
• EPIC
• Medicaid and state benefit programs

Where You'll Work

With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.