Financial Counselor - Full Time

Financial CounselorWe are searching for a full-time Financial Counselor to generate clean bills for primary, secondary and tertiary payers, maximize upfront collections, minimize exposure of accounts at risk, ensure clean account receivable balances, maximize self pay collections, and effectively manage the interdepartmental workflow within the revenue cycle.Duties include but are not limited to:Ensures patients and relatives are interviewed to obtain necessary personal and financial information needed for admission/registration of the patient.Has knowledge of governmental and managed care payer requirements.Understands the data elements required to generate a clean bill.Verifies insurance benefits of the patient and fully documents the verification process in the system.Performs all admitting/registration activities to ensure that complete and accurate information is entered into the system in a timely manner.Implements policies and procedures for admission/registration of all patients.Ensures that eligibility is reverified when applicable.Ensures that daily census is accurate, in both paper and system formats. Accuracy includes patient location and program type codes.Completes all required forms for admission/registration of a patient and ensures that all required documentation is given to the patient and/or patient's family.Enters complete and accurate documentation into the system describing all patient related admitting/registration activitiesUpholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.Obtain pre-authorization or referrals required for specific medical services or procedures.Complete other duties as assigned.