Patient Financial Advisor I (PRN) - Clinic, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

UT Southwestern Medical Center•Dallas, TX

About The Position

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! JOB SUMMARY 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

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
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
Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!
PRN Work Schedule: This candidate will need to be flexible to work each week. Work schedule is subject to change each week, and this will be discussed more in the interview.