Patient Financial Service Representative I - No Experience Required
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**It's more than a career, it's a calling.**MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville**Worker Type:**Regular**Job Summary:**Responsible for determining the patient financial component for patient services. Estimates, communicates and collects the patient financial responsibility andprovides patient financial counseling.**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES+ Assists patients in understanding their insurance benefits including their co-payment, deductible and co-insurance responsibility.+ Educates patient regarding financial assistance programs when appropriate.+ Obtains patient demographic information and requests financial responsibility from the patient.+ Determines patient qualification for coverage by third-party payer and informs financial counselor, patient or family member of status.+ Verifies all commercial insurance coverage, workers compensation insurance, TPL insurance and state and government programs.+ Documents and resolves patient concerns or inquiries that are received via telephone, mail or walk-in within an established time frame.+ Validates Master Patient Index according to departmental policy.+ Interprets physician orders.+ Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION+ High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experienceEXPERIENCE+ No experience requiredPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.+ Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.+ Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.+ Frequent keyboard use/data entry.+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.+ Rare climbing.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS+ None**Work Shift:**Day Shift (United States of America)**Job Type:**Employee**Department:**440####### Pain Management WZ**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**20_SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (