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UF Health · 1 day ago

Financial Counselor | Plastic & Breast Surgery | Day Shift | Full-time

Gainesville, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

UF Health is dedicated to delivering excellent patient-centered service, and they are seeking a Financial Counselor for their Plastic & Breast Surgery department. The role involves facilitating financial processes to expedite billing and collections while providing financial counseling to patients.

Health CareMedical

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Deliver excellent patient centered service by facilitating established financial processes that enable and expedite the billing and collection of professional services

Entering charges; applying coding/billing rules; maximizing collections; verifying insurance; obtaining authorizations for services; reviewing patient account detail; and financial counseling of patients

Accountable for resolution of front-end edits, rejections, and information requests to achieve practice goals

Interact directly with internal and external customers of the practice

May be required to float to other UFHP practices or flex time, as needed, for staffing

Qualification

CPT codingEPIC systemFinancial counselingPatient accounts experienceMulti-taskingCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsProblem-solving skillsTeamwork

Required

High school graduate or equivalent

Two years of business/financial/physician practice experience required, e.g., preferably related to patient accounts and collections required

Four-year degree may substitute for two years of financial/physician office experience

Excellent communication, organization and problem-solving skills required

Incumbent must be comfortable collecting payments and counseling patients regarding financial matters in a professional manner

The ability to multi-task, prioritize responsibilities, problem solve and function in a team environment are necessary attributes of the successful incumbent

Preferred

Knowledge of CPT and diagnosis coding preferred

EPIC system knowledge preferred

Company

UF Health

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University of Florida Health is a world-class academic health center in Florida, encompassing hospitals, physician practices, colleges, centers, institutes, programs and services across northeast and north-central Florida.

Founded in 1958

Gainesville, Florida, USA

10001+ employees