Responsible for determining the patient financial component for patient services.
Estimates, communicates and collects the patient financial responsibility and provides patient financial counseling.
Assists patients in understanding their insurance benefits including their co-payment, deductible and co-insurance responsibility.
Educates patient regarding financial assistance programs when appropriate.
Obtains patient demographic information and requests financial responsibility from the patient.
Determines patient qualification for coverage by third-party payer and informs financial counselor, patient or family member of status.
Verifies all commercial insurance coverage, workers compensation insurance, TPL insurance and state and government programs.
Documents and resolves patient concerns or inquiries that are received via telephone, mail or walk-in within an established time frame.
Validates Master Patient Index according to departmental policy.
Interprets physician orders.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Experience with Epic, proficient computer skills, and excellent customer service skills.
Bilingual Spanish speaker is preferred.
High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
No experience required.
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.
Patient Financial Services Representative I at SSM Health | JobVerse