Insurance Verifier
About The Position
South Denver Surgery Center is hiring a full-time Insurance Verifier for its fast-paced ambulatory surgery center. The role identifies patients’ financial status and expected out-of-pocket expenses before services are performed. The Insurance Verifier also represents the Center and is often the first on-site contact for patients and their families. The position requires strong interpersonal skills, accuracy in obtaining and recording information, and organization. Additional responsibilities or special assignments may be delegated by the Business Office Manager or Business Office Coordinator.
Requirements
- Excellent people-handling skills.
- A high degree of accuracy in obtaining and recording information.
- Organizational skills.
- Ability to work as a team member.
Responsibilities
- Greet patients and families and attend to their needs.
- Obtain insurance information, copy insurance cards, collect patient signatures, and collect amounts due for the patient’s financial responsibility.
- Call to verify insurance benefits and eligibility and obtain authorizations as needed.
- Verify that the doctor’s office has obtained authorization for the surgery date and follow up if it has not.
- Complete verification sheets and enter findings in the computer under the appropriate patient.
- Inform patients in advance of outstanding copayments and deductibles due at the time of surgery.
- File verification sheets in patients’ medical records.
- Enter patient insurance information accurately in the computer system to produce clean claim forms, maintaining an error rate below 2%.
- Maintain the daily receipt journal, prepare receipts for cash, check, or credit card payments, ensure patients receive a copy, and submit the journal daily for posting.
- Provide relief for the scheduling desk.
- Receive, screen, and route incoming calls professionally by the third ring.
- Assist with continuous quality improvement processes.
- Pursue activities that promote professional growth and behavior and promote and assist employees in doing the same.
- Inform the Business Office Coordinator of applicable day-to-day situations.
- Follow employee health and other personnel and staffing policies.
- Work as a team member.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- Life and AD&D coverage
- Availability of short- and long-term disability
- Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
- 401(k) and access to retirement planning
- Paid holidays and vacation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
