Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

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Worker Type:

Regular

Job Summary:

Responsible for determining the patient financial component for patient services. Estimates, communicates and collects the patient financial responsibility and provides patient financial counseling.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists patients in understanding their insurance benefits including their co-payment, deductible and co-insurance responsibility.

• Educates patient regarding financial assistance programs when appropriate.

• Obtains patient demographic information and requests financial responsibility from the patient.

• Determines patient qualification for coverage by third-party payer and informs financial counselor, patient or family member of status.

• Verifies all commercial insurance coverage, workers compensation insurance, TPL insurance and state and government programs.

• Documents and resolves patient concerns or inquiries that are received via telephone, mail or walk-in within an established time frame.

• Validates Master Patient Index according to departmental policy.

• Interprets physician orders.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.

• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8700210033 Patient Financial - MO/IL

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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