Financial Intake Specialist - Lafayette, LA Office

Requisition number: 2363699

Job category: Healthcare Delivery, Patient Services

Explore opportunities with our Home Office, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a financial specialist, you ensure patients understand insurance benefits and eligibility. You accurately document patient financial details, obtain necessary authorizations, and communicate effectively with both patients and branch locations. Your role involves managing tasks efficiently, resolving patient inquiries promptly, and negotiating rates to provide the best possible service.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Verifies insurance eligibility and benefits of prospects/referrals

• Communicates patient benefits in a timely manner

• Documents and forwards patient deductible, out-of-pocket expense, life time maximum, home health or hospice days, and patient responsibility to agency in an accurate and timely manner

• Reviews and replies to branch location's urgent requests in a timely and accurate manner

• Initiates one time letters of agreement (LOAs) and negotiates rates as dictated by established policies and procedures

• Obtains and documents all authorization as needed from payer for services ordered/requested in a timely manner

• Serves as a liaison between the branch location and the payer

• Resolves all customer requests, inquiries, and concerns in an expedient and respectful mannerYou'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualification:

• 1+ years of experience with insurance verification and authorization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Revenue cycle experience

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills

• Basic PC skills including PC based applications (MS Word, Excel)

• Mathematical aptitude

• Detail Oriented

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $16.00 to $21.65 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.