Patent Financial Advisor I - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

20h

About The Position

Operates with limited oversight and guidance to provide financial counseling and clearance to patients that occurs within one department.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or
• Associate's Degree or
• Bachelor's Degree
• 4 years of financial counselor or equivalent experience with High School Diploma or
• 2 years of financial counselor or equivalent experience with Associate's Degree or
• No experience required with Bachelor's Degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial counseling for patients within one department.
• Responsible for confirming patient insurance eligibility and providing benefits review. Reviews benefits to ensure that organization and patient understand the extent of coverage for services.
• Accurately utilizes cost estimate technology to create cost estimates for services and communicates estimated costs to patients and other affected parties.
• Accurately posts payments and assists in the creation of payment plans for upcoming services and/or outstanding balances.
• Responsible for reviewing account details for patient education and/or correction.
• Reviews balances and communicates to patient and other affected parties about outstanding balances.
• Assists patients in resolving account questions and concerns.
• Responsible for coordinating and completing financial assistance application for charity care program.
• Responsible for understanding the revenue cycle, including all involved parties and appropriate escalation pathways.
• Knowledge of various regulatory agencies: JCAHO, Medicare/Medicaid Laws, State & Federal Laws, Hospital/Departmental Policies.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED