Patient Financial Associate 1, ED Registration, FT, 7P-7:30A

Patient Financial Associate

Responsible for completing varied duties to support the revenue cycle, compliance, and patient experience by accurately and efficiently completing tasks in areas of registration, financial screening, verification, and patient throughput. Responsible for meeting individual collection goals. Maintains a close working relationship with all members of the clinical team to ensure a seamless and positive experience for both patients and caregivers. The Patient Financial Associate is considered essential staff and must be able to work as needed on weekends, holidays, and during disastrous events. This position may require deployment of legal, ethical and compliance related documents that must be presented and thoroughly explained to the patient at the time of registration. Practices the Baptist Health philosophy of service excellence in providing professional, compassionate and friendly service to patients of all ages, families, employees, physicians and community members. Estimated salary range is $17.02 - $21.27 per hour depending on experience.

Qualifications:

Degrees:

• High School,Cert,GED,Trn,Exper.

Additional Qualifications:

• Associates Degree preferred.
• Complete and pass the Patient Access training course.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced public health setting or Revenue Cycle setting with demonstrated experience in payment collection, such as billing, sales, and collection/Customer Service.
• In lieu of degree and/or experience, a highly motivated individual that has the ability to satisfactorily demonstrate and/or role play required skills in a professional manner with a clear and convincing ability to excel in the role.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Detail oriented, organized, team player, compassionate, excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and have an agile mindset.
• Desired: Knowledge of healthcare regulatory guidelines to include, but not limited to, HIPAA, AHCA, EMTALA, etc.
• Understanding of insurance contracts, collections, authorizations and pre-certifications, Microsoft Office products, and EMR applications, etc.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Bilingual English, Spanish/Creole.

Minimum Required Experience: 1 year

EOE, including disability/vets