Financial Counselor Full Time Days
Mason City, IL - USA
Job Summary
Employment Type:
Full timeShift:
Day ShiftDescription:
Position Purpose:
Financial advocate for the patient and a liaison between Revenue Site Operations (RSO) and Patient Financial Services (PFS).Determinesliability on patient accounts and works with patients or their representatives to provide financialassistanceor secure payment.
What you will do:
Counselspatient on cost of treatment insurance benefits resources for payment and financialassistance. Secures and documents payment arrangements.
Assistspatients in financing payment plans financialassistanceand all financial options through the organization.
Audits bills for accuracy & edits for front-end inaccuracies to increase collections and decrease write-offs.
Works closely with RSO and division leadership to improve collections.
Experience in the Medicaid Application process.
Hours/Schedule:
Full Time/Days M-F 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED.
Minimum two (2) to three (3)years experienceworking in Patient Access or Patient Accounting for hospital registration and / or hospital reimbursement services
Obtain National certification in HFMA CRCR and/or NAHAM CHAAwithin one (1) year of hire.
Understanding ofbasic billing and coding.
Additional Qualifications (nice to have)
Epic experience preferred.
Knowledge of federal or state government agencies including but not limited to Medicare Medicaid VA or Charity Care programs or patient management and healthcare accounts receivable within the healthcare revenue cycle.
Position Highlights and Benefits
Education Assistance offered
Effective Day 1 Benefit Package(Medical Dental Vision and more)for positions 20 hours per week or greater
Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
Generous paid time off program
Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1
Ministry/Facility Information:
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed rural access hospital in New Hampton Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260000.
With more than 3000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.
MercyOne Medical Group North Iowa is part of Iowas largest multispecialty clinic north Iowa our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care pediatric internal medicine and specialty clinics.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
Key Skills
About Company
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity ... View more