Insurance Verifier

United Surgical Partners International Inc (USPI); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

USPI Medical Park Tower Surgery Center in Austin, TX seeks a motivated Full-Time Insurance Verifier to join our team. The role supports outpatient surgical services with 5 OR rooms and requires weekdays only, with occasional early mornings or evenings depending on the surgical schedule.

Responsibilities include validating patient information, verifying benefits, determining co-pays, posting billing comments, and communicating with patients and providers to ensure accurate payment collection.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in insurance verification.
• Excellent communication skills with patients over the phone and in person.
• Medical Terminology experience preferred.
• Forty-five (45) wpm typing skills required.
• Must have skills to operate required office equipment.
• Familiar with patient accounting software, especially AdvantX.
• Knowledge of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Validate and enter patient information and insurance coverage into the system.
• Verify insurance benefits by reviewing contracts and patient benefits.
• Determine co-pay amounts.
• Post all insurance and billing comments.
• Enter all information into the patient accounting system.
• Contact patients regarding money due prior to surgery.
• Coordinate with physician offices, insurance carriers, and patients.

Skills

Insurance verification

Communication skills

Telephone communication

Medical terminology

Typing 45 wpm

Office equipment operation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

AdvantX

MS Excel

MS Word

Outlook

Internet Explorer

Job description

USPI Medical Park Tower Surgery Center

USPI Medical Park Tower Surgery Center is seeking a motivated Full-Time Insurance Verifier to join our team. We have 5 OR rooms. We perform outpatient surgical procedures in General, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic, Urology. Position requires weekdays only -- no holidays, weekends, or call. Some early mornings and later evenings may be required; schedule subject to change based on surgical schedule and flow of the day.

Job Duties:

• Validating and entering patient information and insurance coverage into the appropriate computer system.


• Verify insurance benefits by reviewing our contract and patient’s quoted benefits.


• Determine co-pay.


• Post all insurance and billing comments.


• Enter all information into the patient accounting system.


• Contact patients regarding money due prior to the date of surgery.


• Insurance coverage into the appropriate computer system. Duties may also include communicating with physician offices, insurance carriers, and patient follow-ups.


• Duties may also include communicating with physician offices, insurance carriers, and patient follow-ups.

What We Offer As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage


• Life and AD&D coverage


• Availability of short- and long-term disability


• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs


• 401(k) and access to retirement planning


• Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

Required Skills

Qualifications:

• High school graduate or equivalent


• Minimum 2 years of experience in insurance verification.


• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with patients over the phone and in person


• Medical Terminology experience preferred


• Forty-five (45) wpm typing skills required.


• Must have the skills necessary to operate the office equipment required to fulfill job duties.


• Familiar with patient accounting software, especially AdvantX.


• Knowledge of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Outlook.

Required Experience