PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

+ 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.

+ Identifies process improvement opportunities and participates in improvement plans.

+ Works on special projects as needed.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

+ High school diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

+ One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

+ Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

+ 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.

+ Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

+ Frequent keyboard use/data entry.

+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.

+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

+ Rare climbing.

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