Financial Counselor

Location: Altru 1300 Columbia 1300 S. Columbia Rd. Grand Forks, ND 58201 Pay Range: $17.07 - $25.60 Summary: Financial Counselors assist patients in applying for local, state, and federal assistance and are certified to assist with the Federal marketplace. They are certified in assisting patients in applying for Hospital Presumptive Eligibility through the state of North Dakota and Minnesota and assist with Altru's internal charity programs such as Community Care, Charity, and assistance through the Altru Foundation. Financial Counselors serve as liaisons between external organizations and assist in gathering documents to support eligibility and appeals. Financial counselors represent Altru's HERO program in community outreach events and work with self-pay patients to collect pre- payments while also counseling and educating patients on their insurance benefits and connecting patients with external resources when needed. Essential Job Functions: Receives and responds to patient, professional, and clinical inquiries in person or by telephone and provides accurate processing and billing support. Explains insurance benefits, payments, claim submission, billing, and general Business Office procedures. Acts as the primary contact for customers, clinical, and support staff via phone calls, e- mails, and written correspondence to resolve problems, concerns, insurance, coding, and billing questions. Evaluates, develops, and implements action plans to arrange payment of outstand balances. Resolves and documents all issues and concerns that are received. Assists guarantors who have minimal or no insurance coverage to determine a course of action to maximize prompt payment and minimize bad debt. Reviews assigned inpatient admissions and visits patient and/or family members on floors to obtain required information. Performs account analysis and educates guarantors regarding payment issues on outstanding patient balances. Reviews, verifies, and evaluates demographic and third-party payer information as they are related to patient accounts. Processes assigned computer generated bills and posts payments and/or adjustments on assigned accounts. Completes documentation/paperwork for patients regarding pharmaceutical assistance programs. Maintains computer program related to Prescription Assistance Program. Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization. Certification: Certified Application Counselor (CAC) | Health Insurance Marketplace | Within 6 Months of Start Date | HR Primary Sources Driver's License with Acceptable Driving Record | Driver's License - Current State Licensed | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources Education: • Preferred: Associates - Business Work Experience: • Required: A minimum of 2 years Related Experience Physical Demands : • Sit: Continuously (67-100%) • Stand: Occasionally (5-33%) • Walk: Occasionally (5-33%) • Stoop/Bend: Occasionally (5-33%) • Reach: Frequently (34-66%) • Crawl: Not Applicable • Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%) • Twist: Occasionally (5-33%) • Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%) • See: Continuously (67-100%) • Hear: Continuously (67-100%) Weight Demands: • Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Sedentary (<10 pounds) • Carry: Sedentary (<10 pounds) • Push/Pull: Sedentary (<10 pounds) • Slide/Transfer: Not Applicable Working Conditions: • Indoor: Continuously (67-100%) • Outdoor: Not Applicable • Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable Driving Requirement Definitions: Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials. Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily. Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week. Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive. Driving Requirement for this position: Occasional Driver Reference ID: R4409 Join our team. We care for one another. Find out why we’ve been voted one of Prairie Business Magazine’s 50 Best Places to Work for three years in a row. Do what you love. Make a difference. Join our team of health professionals and support staff committed to caring for the region for more than 130 years. At Altru, we are serious about providing an exceptional patient experience and positively impacting the communities we serve. Our physician led, community-owned, not-for-profit health system serves over 225,000 residents in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. We are a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Our employees are knowledgeable, dedicated, hardworking, trustworthy and self disciplined. Reasonable Accommodations Altru provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to increase opportunities and eliminate barriers to employment. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process to access job postings, to apply for a job, for a job interview, for pre-employment testing, or with the onboarding process, please contact Altru’s Human Resources Department at hrhelpdesk@altru.org or 701.780.5107. Equal Opportunity Altru is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Learn more or to request a copy of our Equal Employment Opportunity and Eligibility policy and Affirmative Action Plan at no charge, please contact Altru’s Human Resources Department at hrhelpdesk@altru.org or 701.780.5107. Additionally, the following poster is available through the Department of Labor: Know Your Rights. Altru participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Salary : $17 - $26