Financial Counselor - Los Angeles, United States - Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente

Verified Company

Los Angeles, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Job Summary:

Under indirect supervision, at the point of service provides financial counseling to patients in a personal interview to create a payer source for Inpatient and Outpatient self-pay accounts.

Identifies potential third party liability, Workers Compensation, Commercial, COB, Medicare and Medi-Cal. Provides functional direction to Business Service Representatives and Receptionists. Determines and approves Medical Financial Assistance and payment arrangements.

Essential Responsibilities:

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in Health Care billing, collections or Financial Counseling or equivalent. Typing 35 WPM or as required by Medical Center.

Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and to utilize Government Programs and alternate payer sources (Workers Compensation, TPL, COB, Commercial, etc.).

Demonstrated ability in patient registration, admissions, and billing practice required.

Education

High School Diploma/GED. Certificate of completion of a course in Medical Terminology

License, Certification, Registration

Additional Requirements:

Preferred Qualifications:

Notes:

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

PrimaryLocation :
California,Los Angeles,West Los Angeles Medical Center

HoursPerWeek : 1

Shift :
Night

Workdays :
Sun,Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat,

WorkingHoursStart : 11:00 PM

WorkingHoursEnd : 07:30 AM

Job Schedule :
Call-in/On-Call

Job Type :
Standard

Employee Status :
Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation :
B01|SEIU|Local 399

Job Level :
Individual Contributor

Job Category :
Accounting, Finance & Actuarial Services

Department :
West LA Medical Center - Admitting - 0801

Travel :
No