Patient Health Benefits Counselor

US-CO-Englewood

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Req #: 73430
Type: Full-Time
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CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region

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				Overview:

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen-both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation's largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

Responsibilities:

You have a purpose, unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills - but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more.

This HBA/Financial Counselor position is accountable for making decisions supported by policy based on confidential financial information both from the facility and from patients to determine qualification for CICP (as applicable), Charity programs, or payment arrangements. You will utilizes scheduling and registration information to verify coverage and authorization for all scheduled procedures. After the verification of benefits and authorization, HBA/FC populates price estimate tool to decide patient portion. 

This role makes calls to patients, doctor's offices, and hospital departments to gather sufficient information to obtain authorization and benefits Collection of patient portion. We ask that you act as a liaison between the patients, physicians, patient clinics, case management, centralized billing office, third party Medicaid eligibility vendor and community agencies.

This position is fully remote to applicants residing in Colorado, Kansas or Utah.

Qualifications:

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following: 

* 6 Months healthcare experience
* Knowledge of ICD and CPT coding 
* Medical terminology with good customer service skills 
* Preferred knowledge of registration and billing and credit scoring
* High School Diploma or GED required
* CPR Certification (as required by facility)

Physical Requirements - Sedentary work -(prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10lbs force occasionally)
			
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