Patient Financial Counselor

HCA Healthcare; Payson (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with employer match

Education support

Paid time off

Job summary

Mountain View Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare, is seeking a Patient Financial Counselor to support patient access and financial clearance, visit in-house patients, and explain financial responsibilities.

You will generate insurance verifications, assist with payment arrangements, and coordinate with Medicaid Eligibility Staff, using Meditech or similar HIS systems.

Strong customer service and Microsoft Office skills, plus a high school diploma and 1 year of related experience, are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 1 year of related experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Follow AIDET guidelines in all patient interactions.
• Provide estimates to patients and/or physicians as requested.
• Generate insurance verification and precertification reports daily.
• Assist patients with payment arrangements and financial applications.
• Enter insurance information into the HIS system (e.g., Meditech) and maintain notes.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Schedule: Monday - Friday 5:15am-1:45pm Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Patient Financial Counselor today with Mountain View Hospital.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 5:15am-1:45pm Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Patient Financial Counselor today with Mountain View Hospital.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Financial Counselor, you will be responsible for reviewing the Financial Clearance Worklist daily and visiting in-house patients; collecting estimated patient liability amounts; explaining all financial information, responsibilities and working closely with outside agencies to ensure patient’s financial coverage.

What you will do in this role:

• Follow AIDET guidelines in all interactions with the patient


• Demonstrates excellent customer service


• In conjunction with the Medicaid Eligibility Staff visit all uninsured patients in-house


• Provide estimates to patients and/or physicians as requested


• Generate insurance verification and precertification reports daily and follow up with case management and insurance verification departments as appropriate


• Follows all guidelines set forth in the Cash Handling policy.


• Utilizes eligibility systems, on-line websites or phone calls to determine insurance benefits and precertification requirements


• Assist patients with payment arrangements and in co-ordination with the Medicaid Eligibility Staff assists patient with financial applications


• Contact patient employer, if necessary, for verification of employment, premium status, babies being added to policies.


• Escalates any concerns as needed to Patient Access Manager/Supervisor


• Enter pertinent insurance information into the HIS system (i.e. Meditech)


• Enters appropriate notes for all patient encounters


• Maintain professional image and implement excellent customer service to customers


• Complete financial analysis and collect estimated patient liabilities


• Follow up with patients for necessary signatures if they were incomplete at time of hospitalization

What qualifications you will need:

• High school diploma or GED preferred


• 1 year of related experience required.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

Mountain View Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services


• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services


• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence


• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling


• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing


• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Parallon

provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.