Secures scheduled encounters by verifying insurance, identifying, and completing payer authorization requirements, creating, and communicating estimated patient liabilities preservice.
Gathers incoming work orders, clinical information, interviews client/referral source to secure demographic, financial, and qualifying data.
Verifies insurance details, documents insurance benefits, produces price estimates, and communicates with patients.
Works collaboratively with insurance companies, providers and staff to ensure plan requirements have been met prior to patient services.
Effectively utilizes medical terminology to collaborate with physicians, case managers, and branch leaders to identify and coordinate patient care needs.
Educates patients and clinical caregivers regarding referral, authorization requirements, payer coverage, eligibility guidelines, and other insurance related changes.
Requirements
High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
1-3 years’ experience in a medical business office or health care setting involving customer service or patient-facing responsibilities, or equivalent
Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
Benefits
Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.