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Tufts Medicine · 9 hours ago

Financial Counselor

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$20.12/hr - $25.15/hr

1+ years exp

Tufts Medicine is a healthcare provider dedicated to patient care, and they are seeking a Financial Counselor to coordinate insurance verification and financial counseling for patients. The role involves assisting uninsured and underinsured patients in accessing benefits and ensuring reimbursement for services provided.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Ensures that all appropriate demographic and insurance information is captured on each inpatient admission

Verifies eligibility and benefit levels by the next business day following the date of admission

Responsible for identifying patients who are Medicaid eligible and completing Medicaid applications for patients who fall within the Medicaid assistance guidelines. This includes interviewing family members, attorneys, outside social service agencies or other professionals as needed in order to obtain the information necessary to complete this process. Information pertaining to asset and income verification will also be required

Meets with patients in the ED or inpatient care setting

Communicates effectively and timely with patient/family and other colleagues

Works collaboratively with Case Management, Social Work, MDs and other clinical team members

Clearly documents all work completed in EMR

Follows applications from submission through final decision. Updates EMRs accordingly and communicates with patients/families of the final decision and any next steps that need to be completed

Assists patients with enrollment in Managed Care/ACO plans, enrollment via the Health Connector, employer sponsored insurance/COBRA, or Medicare plans

Assists patients in applying for Tufts Medicine Financial Assistance application. Follows application from submission through final determination

Assists patients in applying for disability benefits when applicable

Monitors EPIC work queues assigned and meets daily/weekly productivity standards

Escalates issues to leadership timely

Qualification

CAC CertificationPatient Access experienceHospital information systemsMedical billingHospital terminology knowledge

Required

High school diploma or equivalent

One (1) year of hospital/health care experience in the areas of Patient Access

CAC Certification within 4 weeks of hire

Knowledge of hospital and medical terminology experience

Familiarity with third party plans and medical billing

Experience with hospital information systems

Preferred

Associates degree

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth

Company

Tufts Medicine

Tufts Medicine is a health system offering healthcare services.

Founded in 2014

Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tuftsmedicine.org

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