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Financial Counselor
Kaiser Permanente Panorama, CA
$44k-55k (estimate)
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Kaiser Permanente is Hiring a Financial Counselor Near Panorama, CA

Under indirect supervision, at the point of service provides financial counseling to patients in a personal interview to create a payer source for Inpatient & Outpatient self-pay accounts. Identifies potential third party liability, Workers Compensation, Commercial, COB, Medicare & Medi-Cal. Provides functional direction to Business Service Representatives & Receptionists. Determines & approves Medical Financial Assistance & payment arrangements.
Essential Functions:
- Upholds KP's Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws
- Confidentially obtains or reviews & records patient financial & demographic information
- Coordinates w/ inpatient/outpatient admission & registration for identification of potential alternate payor sources
- Interviews patients to determine financial status, counsels & makes arrangements for direct payment, potential enrollment in a government sponsored program or direct billing to the patient
- Completes Medical Financial Assistance applications based on analysis of patient financial information
- Provides functional guidance to the support staff & informs support staff & physicians on new & revised processes
- Acts as a patient/member advocate & uses knowledge of external & internal Social Services agencies for patient referral
- Retrospectively reviews diagnosis & treatment records to identify potential Third Party Liability & Workers Compensation cases
- Screens for potential eligibility for KP Membership through government programs (Medi-Cal, Medicare, transition plan, etc)
- Obtains pre-authorizations for services from employers & other insurance carriers
- Coordinates & collects conversion dues for KP coverage
- Checks patient information against updated eligibility using on-line systems (Foundations)
- Places telephone call to the appropriate departments (CSC, Sales & Marketing, etc) in cases where group eligibility is not updated
- Ensures that all documentation in the billable jackets is complete & obtains missing or needed information
- Establishes & maintains courteous, cooperative relations w/ the public, patients & other personnel
- Performs other related duties as required

Qualifications:


Pay Grade: 14



Basic Qualifications:



• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in health care billing, collections or financial counseling or equivalent


• High School Diploma/GED

• Certificate of completion of a course in Medical Terminology

• Typing 35 WPM or as required by Medical Center

• Demonstrated ability in patient registration, admissions & billing practice required

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of & to utilize Government Programs & alternate payor sources (Workers Compensation, TPL, COB, Commercial, etc)


 


Notes:



  • This is an on call position, days and hours may vary. 



Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Other

INDUSTRY

Hospital

SALARY

$44k-55k (estimate)

POST DATE

01/31/2023

EXPIRATION DATE

05/31/2023

HEADQUARTERS

LOMITA, CA

SIZE

>50,000

FOUNDED

2007

CEO

THELMA NERI

REVENUE

$50M - $200M

INDUSTRY

Hospital

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