What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Clearance Rep position at MHC00-McLaren Health Care?
Financial Clearance Rep
- (22002105)
Position Summary: Responsible for ensuring accounts are financially cleared prior to the date of service. Interview's patients when scheduled for an elective, urgent, inpatient or outpatient procedure.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Financially clears patients for each visit type, admit type and area of service via the Electronic Medical Record- EMR, electronic verification tools.
- Accurately and efficiently performs registration using thorough interviewing techniques, registering patients in appropriate status, and following registration guidelines.
- Starts the overall patient's experience and billing process for outpatient and inpatient services by collecting, documenting, and scanning all required demographic and financial information.
- Responsible for obtaining and verifying accurate insurance information, benefit validation and authorizations.
- Estimates and collects copays, deductibles, and other patient financial obligations.
- Manages all responsibilities within hospital and department compliance guidelines and in accordance with Meaningful Use requirements.
- Applies recurring visit processing according to protocol.
- Performs duties otherwise assigned by management.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Two-years’ experience in a physician office, patient access, registration, or billing area
Preferred:
- One-year experience in insurance verification and authorization using Windows (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.), an EMR system, Electronic Eligibility System and various websites for third party payers for verification
- Six months experience using medical terminology
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Primary Location Michigan-Petoskey-McLaren Northern Michigan
Work Locations McLaren Northern Michigan 416 Connable Ave Petoskey 49770
Job Administrative/Clerical
Organization MHC00-McLaren Health Care
Employee Status Regular
Job Type Standard
Job Level Non-Management
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Travel No
On Call No
Weekends No
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