Financial Counselor

Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health is now seeking to fill a Full-time Financial Counselor / Collector position

Position Summary: Responsible for working all Self-Pay accounts. Will be responsible for meeting with the afternoon Outpatient accounts to complete the financial counseling paperwork and ensuring the demographics are correct and the insurance is verified. Accurately explains and educates the patient regarding their financial responsibility to the facility in a clear, concise, and professional manner at or before discharge. Talks with the patient or guarantor to collect entire self-pay amount or estimated out-of-pocket amount. Negotiates appropriate payment plans; screens patients who express a financial need or inability to pay; performs follow-up on all self-pay after insurance accounts.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for verifying insurance, credit reports, Medicare, and additional data for admission of patients
• Works with our Intake Dept., Utilization Review Dept., and our Outpatient Dept. to assure accurate insurance information
• Enters insurance and billing information into system for patients being admitted into our outpatient program, and backs up the admissions for inpatient and outpatient morning
• Prioritizes Self-Pay follow-up on accounts as appropriate, but no less than every 30 days
• Uploading paperwork into MS4 and Midas system

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent telephone skills. Working knowledge of insurance terms, and reimbursement procedures, medical terminology, and hospital services,
• Ability to interact in a positive manner and to communicate well with patients, families, co-workers, supervisor, and other hospital employees in person and over the telephone,
• Provide assistance in the area of credit, collection, and patient billing operations to assure that hospital policy and procedures are maintained at all times,
• Skill in oral and written communication, organizational skills and interpersonal skills, skill in the operation of office equipment,
• Ability to work in behavioral health environment and observe the standards of care needed for patients.
• HIPAA: Has access to Medical Records of cases to which they are assigned work. Use of PHI is limited to assigned tasks.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 40 hours per week

PTO accrual bi-weekly

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School diploma or GED; College degree preferred

Experience: One to Two years' experience in a medical office or hospital business office setting preferably will include working with billing healthcare entities such as Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial and Private Pay.

Licensure/Certification: CPR/CPI certification required.

Other: Basic reading, writing and mathematics skills; good telephone and oral communication skills; legible handwriting; ability to concentrate on tasks in high traffic area; ability to maintain information as highly confidential; meet deadlines; good organization and priority setting skills; preferred basic data entry skills with some computer experience; strong customer service skills; empathy; attention to detail.

About Our Organization

Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of UHS, is located on the beautiful Ashley River near Charleston, SC, Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health lends a helping hand to people struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. At Palmetto Behavioral Health we are looking for exceptional people who share our mission of providing superior quality healthcare services and our culture of Service Excellence: treat everyone as a guest, demonstrate professionalism and excellence, practice teamwork.

Please visit us online at www.palmettobehavioralhealth.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network, and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

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