Financial CounselorReq #:0000118801
Category:Billing/Collections/Registration
Status:Full-Time
Shift:Day
Facility:RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services
Department:Patient Financial Services
Location:
System Business Office, 2 Crescent Place, Oceanport, NJ 07757
Job Title: Financial Counselor
Department: Patient Financial Services
Shift:
Monday – Friday, 10am-6pm
Every other weekend required
Rotating holidays required
Location:Onsite – Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Job Summary:
The Financial Counselor conducts financial screenings of patients in order to secure payment for healthcare services for those that are uninsured and underinsured.
Responsibilities:
Identifies the appropriate payment source, which may include patient payment, enrollment in government programs including Medicaid and Charity Care or other payment sources.
Daily tasks include inpatient and bedded patient account review, authorization and benefit determination, creating estimates and collecting point of service cash when appropriate, providing timely and appropriate referrals for various state medical assistance programs, collecting all necessary documentation and patient signatures and verifying commercial payers including updating the patients financial record in the appropriate HIS.
Job Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED equivalent required within one (1) year of hire.
Candidates who do not possess a High School Diploma or GED equivalent will be provided the opportunity to enroll in a GED/HSEA program at time of hire as a condition of employment. A hired candidate will be provided one (1) year from date of hire to successfully complete a GED program and obtain their HSEA.
RWJBarnabas Health is committed to our communities and the members we serve. RWJBH understands that in order to create strong, healthy, and sustainable communities, we have to re-engineer and transform current systems. Providing educational support and resources contributes to our overall social impact mission and community investment efforts.
4 Similar hospital billing or accounting experience
Knowledge of Charity Care. Uncompensated Care, and Medicaid guidelines and regulations
Knowledge of medical terminology and insurance verification preferred
Candidate must be detail-oriented
Computer experience required
A minimum of three years insurance authorization/pre-certification experience required.
Knowledge of insurance, insurance verification and TOS collections
Prior experience in hospital admissions preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Bilingual preferred
Hours:
Monday – Friday, 10am-6pm
Every other weekends and rotating holidays
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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Additional Information:
About RWJBH/Rutgers:
RWJBarnabas Health is the most comprehensive health care delivery system in New Jersey, with a service area covering five million people. The system includes eleven acute care hospitals Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, RWJUH- New Brunswick, RWJUH- Somerset in Somerville, RWJUH- Hamilton, RWJUH- Rahway and Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston; three acute care children s hospitals and a leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital (Children s Specialized Hospital), a freestanding 100-bed behavioral health center, trauma centers, a satellite emergency department, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state s largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, fitness and wellness centers, retail pharmacy services, a medical group, multi-site imaging centers and an accountable care organization. RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey s largest private employer with more than 33,000 employees, 9,000 physicians and 1,000 residents and interns and routinely captures national awards for outstanding quality and safety.
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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