Financial Counselor - Pre-Services

Primary City/State:
Deer Valley - 2500 W Utopia Rd Phoenix, AZ 85027 Category:
Billing and Revenue Cycle Shift: Day Department:
Pre-Registration Great care starts with great people. (Like you.) At Honor Health, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

• Ensures that an account is established for every scheduled patient.
• Obtains complete and accurate patient demographics, insurance plan and benefits information, and ensures treatment authorization is secured in advance of the scheduled procedure while maintaining a minimum accuracy rate on reviewed accounts as defined by departmental standards.

• Verifies patients’ insurance coverage, eligibility, and Point of Service financial obligation for all scheduled services, and documents the system in detail.
• Adheres to all third party payer requirements for both government and commercial payers.
• Determines insurance eligibility and coverage, obtains/confirms authorization to avoid non-compliance and penalties to the patient, health system and physician.
• Communicates current Medicare requirements, HIPAA compliance and reimbursement criteria.
• Collaborates with Case Management to ensure patient status is correct and documentation is provided to insurances as needed.
• Creates and/or updates hospital account.
• Obtains and enters into hospital information system required patient demographics and insurance information in a timely manner after procedure is scheduled.
• Documents all information according to departmental guidelines.
• Provides feedback to supervisor on changes/updates implemented by insurances as obtained.
• Contacts patients to verify demographic information and to perform financial counseling prior to time of service.
• Collects patient responsibility due, provides information on payment plans and financial assistance as necessary.
• Follows department and network policies concerning discounts, package rates and basic financial assistance.

• Associate's Degree in related healthcare field
  - Preferred
• High School Diploma or GED
  - Required

• 1 year in healthcare field including medical office insurance/front desk, hospital registration, hospital business office (billing or collections) - Required
• 3 years in healthcare field including medical office insurance/front desk, hospital registration, hospital business office (billing or collections) - Preferred

We're all in for your career. Expert care from experts who care. At Honor Health, you’ll find something special. Our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness, but behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and unwavering dedication. We’re delivering a healthcare experience that simply feels better through:

• Nine acute-care hospitals
• Over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers
• More than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff

Since 1927, we’ve been focused on doing what matters most — caring for people and communities across the greater Phoenix area. From humble beginnings to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, we’re just as driven as we were a century ago. Come join us and go all in for your career.