Financial Counselor - Houston, United States - Harris Health System

Harris Health System

Verified Company

Houston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas.

As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services.

Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B.

Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology.

Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S.

achieving Magnet nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J.

Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Skills / Requirements:

Job Summary

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Specialized Training/Licensure:
High School Diploma, or GED; Associates degree or 2 years of college preferred

Work Experience (Years and Area): Minimum 3 years of progressive customer service experience or 2 years of hospital patient accounting experience as a financial counselor, collector, registrar, or customer service related capacity preferred.

Equipment Operated:
Must have PC skills, knowledge of computerized patient accounting/registration and eligibility systems, and facsimile operation, medifax, photocopier, FSS system

Special Requirements

Communication Skills:
Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contract), Bilingual Skills Preferred, Writing /Composing (Correspondence /Reports)

Other Skills:
Analytical, Mathematics, P.C., MS Word, MS Excel

Work Schedule:
Weekends, Flexible

Other Requirements:
Able to work efficiently with little supervision, handle stressful situations and have excellent customer service skills. Must be able to interact successfully in a culturally diverse environment. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, physicians, family member, and co-workers. Must be able to effectively multi-task.

Equipment Operated:
Must have PC skills, knowledge of computerized patient accounting/registration and eligibility systems.