Financial Counselor

Financial Counselor

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday; 8am to 4:30pm.

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Financial Counselor with Methodist Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Financial Counselor, you will be responsible for reviewing the Financial Clearance Worklist daily and visiting in-house patients; collecting estimated patient liability amounts; explaining all financial information, responsibilities and working closely with outside agencies to ensure patient's financial coverage.

What you will do in this role:

• Follow AIDET guidelines in all interactions with the patient
• Demonstrates excellent customer service
• In conjunction with the Medicaid Eligibility Staff visit all uninsured patients in-house
• Provide estimates to patients and/or physicians as requested
• Generate insurance verification and precertification reports daily and follow up with case management and insurance verification departments as appropriate
• Follows all guidelines set forth in the Cash Handling policy.
• Utilizes eligibility systems, on-line websites or phone calls to determine insurance benefits and precertification requirements
• Assist patients with payment arrangements and in co-ordination with the Medicaid Eligibility Staff assists patient with financial applications
• Contact patient employer, if necessary, for verification of employment, premium status, babies being added to policies.
• Escalates any concerns as needed to Patient Access Manager/Supervisor
• Enter pertinent insurance information into the HIS system ( i.e. Meditech)
• Enters appropriate notes for all patient encounters
• Maintain professional image and implement excellent customer service to customers
• Complete financial analysis and collect estimated patient liabilities
• Follow up with patients for necessary signatures if they were incomplete at time of hospitalization

What qualifications you will need:

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• 1 year of related experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

Methodist Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.