What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Counselor position at Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital?
Responsible for verifying insurance coverage and estimating patient responsibility for patient’s being admitted for inpatient or outpatient services. Provides insurance verification for the A&R staff when requested. Duties include, but are not limited to, accessing insurance website to verify insurance benefits, establishing calls in computer system when required, preparing billing packets, interviewing patients to verify demographic and insurance information and collect OOP costs.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Admission Packets
- Insurance Verification
- Census
- Financial Counseling
- Medicaid Applications
- MSP Questionnaire
- Census Error Report
- Refunds
- Appeals
- Claims
- High school degree or equivalent required.
- Two (2) years’ healthcare experience preferred.
- Previous experience with the Nevada Psychiatric/Substance Abuse Insurance Market required.
- Knowledge of CPT/ICD-10 coding helpful.
- Experience using Microsoft word and excel.
A full benefits package is available the first of the month following just one month of employment!
Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Healthcare spending account
- Dependent care spending account
- PTO Plan with holiday premium pay
- Discounted cafeteria meal plan
- Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)
- Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Insurance
