Financial Counselor/T-SHIP Coordinator - Sign-On Bonus $2500

Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation•Dillingham, AK

15d

About The Position

To provide financial assistance to patients by directing them to different funding sources such as Medicare, Medicaid, Healthcare Exchange, VA health benefits, Sliding Fee Scale, and Tribally-Sponsored Health Insurance Programs (T-SHIP).

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required.
One (1) year of experience, within the last 12 months, working in an office setting with health insurance experience to include Medicaid, Medicare or the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Experience performing data entry, customer service, in-person and on-phone customer interactions, email correspondence with members of the team and other members of the organization as well as outside agencies.
Must be capable of mastering outpatient screenings for referred patients.
Must have successfully mastered two (2) of the following areas of health benefit specialist (HBS) duties and have a combined total of two (2) years of experience in those areas: Inpatient screening, Outpatient screening, Purchased Referred Care screening and enrollment, Tribally Sponsored Health Insurance Program.
Excellent communications skills both verbal and written.
Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and self-motivated.

Nice To Haves

College-level courses in accounting and accounts receivable preferred.
Yup'ik speaking preferred.
Prior experience preferred in either the medical billing office or other medical facility that requires knowledge of medical insurance, charges, payments, credit, and collections and being able to answer patient's questions about their account.
Prior collection experience in a medical office or other financial institute preferred.
Familiar with computer billing software preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide financial assistance to patients.
Direct patients to different funding sources including Medicare, Medicaid, Healthcare Exchange, VA health benefits, Sliding Fee Scale, and Tribally-Sponsored Health Insurance Programs (T-SHIP).
Master outpatient screenings for referred patients.