Financial Assistance Advisor Part Time

Financial Assistance Advisor Part Time

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC's 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Financial Assistance Advisor (part time) for Outpatient Services within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. Under the direction of the Office Manager and/or the Supervising Program Assistant, is responsible for the registration process for the UBHC Outpatient Programs. Among the key duties of this position are the following: interviews and registers patients into the revenue cycle system, forwards patients' registration packages to Clinical Records to achieve a complete Medical Records folder, determines customer's eligibility for the Charity Care program as set forth by NJ Department of Health N.J.A.C. 8:31B-4.37 and UBHC policy, enters completed insurance data into revenue cycle system, completes requirement tracking when a client is initially registered and/or routinely updated, documents the type of registration, client's benefits information, HIPAA restriction and action taken on the account.

FLSA - Nonexempt

Grade - 192

Salary Details

Minimum Salary - 29.670

Mid Range Salary - 30.170

Maximum Salary - 31.080

Benefits - Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include: medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage; paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs; competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options; employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable); life insurance coverage; employee discount programs.

Position Status - Part Time

Working Hours - 20 hours per week Monday through Friday

Union Description - Teamsters 97

Payroll Designation - PeopleSoft

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment - Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility - PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience - Two (2) to three (3) years of progressively more responsible clerical experience, one (1) year of which must have been in a physician's office, hospital billing office or insurance company which involved billing and collection or medical insurance activities.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Prior experience functioning in a computerized environment.

Preferred Qualifications - Familiarity with medical terminology.

Physical Demands and Work Environment - Position requires standing under 1/3 of the time, walking to under 1/3 of the time, sitting to over 2/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle, or feel over 2/3 of the time, reach with hands and arms under 1/3 of the time, talk or hear over 2/3 of the time. Requires lifting up to 10 pounds under 1/3 of the time. Special vision requirements of close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more) and ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus). Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Exposure to fumes or airborne particles under 1/3 of the time and toxic or caustic chemicals under 1/3 of the time.