Specialist, Insurance

Lifepoint Health; Vineland (NJ); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 73 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lifepoint Health is seeking an Insurance Verification professional to oversee post-acute care billing and verify benefits for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payors. The role interfaces with Clinical Liaisons, Admissions, and the Program Director to ensure accurate insurance data for admissions.

Qualified candidates typically have a Bachelor’s degree and 2–5 years in post-acute healthcare insurance verification or billing, with hands-on use of CWF and C-Snap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• 2–5 years post-acute healthcare experience in Billing and/or Insurance Verification.
• At least 1 year using Database Administration, Common Working File (CWF) and C-Snap.

Responsabilités

• Checks eligibility and verifies insurance information for Medicare and Commercial carriers.
• Utilizes Medicare Common Working File (CWF) to calculate Medicare Days.
• Uses payor online websites and direct phone contacts to check eligibility.
• Responds timely with financials and eligibility to the Clinical Liaison and Program Director.
• Completes Insurance Verification forms with all requested information.
• Performs data analysis using Excel, SharePoint and Kindred Applications.
• Keeps up to date with Medicare and state Medicaid changes affecting Post-Acute Care.
• Provides quarterly education on insurance changes and trends.
• Performs ad-hoc tasks as requested by the Program Director.
• Follows company policies and standards.

Connaissances

Insurance verification

Billing

Data analysis

Excel

SharePoint

Formation

Bachelor's degree preferred

Outils

Common Working File (CWF)

C-Snap

Kindred Applications

Description du poste

Summary: Oversees all aspects of Insurance for the Community Healthcare System. Performs market-wide eligibility verification of benefits for potential Kindred customers. Performs re-verification for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance payor sources for referrals to the host hospital. Works closely with clinical liaisons, admissions, and Program Director to ensure proper insurance information has been obtained in order to facilitate Admissions. Maintains a current knowledge of Medicare and State Medicaid requirements and practices. Provides education and training for Clinical Liaisons with third party payors and insurance companies. Completes and compiles insurance reports for re-verification.

Qualifications: Education: Bachelor Degree Preferred

Experience: 2-5 years Post-acute healthcare experience in Billing and/or Insurance Verification. At least one year using Database Administration, Common Working File and C-Snap.

Essential Functions:

• Checks eligibility and verifies insurance information for Medicare and Commercial carriers.
• Utilizes Medicare Common Working File (CWF), to calculate Medicare Days.
• Utilizes payor online websites and direct phone contact to check eligibility.
• Responds timely with the financials and eligibility to the Clinical Liaison and Program Director.
• All financial forms must be legible and completed with all requested information as outlined on the Insuracne Verification forms.
• Performs data analysis which is often confidential in nature, to include the use of Excel, SharePoint and Kindred Applications.
• Maintains a current knowledge of modification to Medicare and state Medicaid plans as they impact Post Acute Care.
• Provides quarterly education to Clinical Liaisons and Program Directors on insurance changes and trends. Provides support and answers questions regarding anything related to insurance.
• Provides Ad-hoc tasks as requested by Program Director.
• Performs other duties as requested and required.
• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company's Code of Business Conduct, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.