Financial Clearance Representative - Remote

McLaren Health Care • Michigan, ND

28d • Remote

About The Position

Responsible for ensuring accounts are financially cleared prior to the date of service. Interview patients when scheduled for an elective, urgent, inpatient or outpatient procedure.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• One year experience in patient access, registration, billing or physician office

Nice To Haves

• One-year experience in insurance verification and authorization using Windows (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.), an EMR system, Electronic Eligibility System and various websites for third party payers for verification

Responsibilities

• Financially clears patients for each visit type, admit type and area of service via the Electronic Medical Record- EMR, electronic verification tools.
• Accurately and efficiently performs registration using thorough interviewing techniques, registering patients in appropriate status, and following registration guidelines.
• Starts the overall patient's experience and billing process for outpatient and inpatient services by collecting, documenting, and scanning all required demographic and financial information.
• Responsible for obtaining and verifying accurate insurance information, benefit validation and authorizations.
• Estimates and collects copays, deductibles, and other patient financial obligations.
• Manages all responsibilities within hospital and department compliance guidelines and in accordance with Meaningful Use requirements.
• Applies recurring visit processing according to protocol.
• Performs duties otherwise assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees