UC San Diego Health · 5 hours ago
Financial Counselor - 137348
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$29.42/hr - $42.16/hr
3+ years expUC San Diego Health is a leading academic health system in the San Diego region, dedicated to outstanding patient care and community service. The Financial Counselor is responsible for financially securing accounts, serving as a financial resource for patients and staff, and managing eligibility and benefit information while ensuring compliance with the Medical Center's Financial Policy.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Financially securing all accounts
Ensuring accounts are evaluated within the Medical Center's Financial Policy
Serving as financial resource to patient care team, staff, vendors, patients and their families regarding financial issues and/or referral to government programs
Obtaining eligibility and benefit information, authorizations, patient demographic information
Collecting deductibles and patient liability
Presenting and explaining payment options for collections of monies due
Coordinating facilitation by pursuing eligibility and benefits for services rendered which are determined to be necessary in the continuum of care
Keeping team informed of the status of the account by openly communicating and participating in removing barriers to discharge and on-line documentation in funding notes
Qualification
Required
Minimum of three (3) years previous Hospital Registration, Patient Access experience in a large, complex healthcare environment
Proven working knowledge of the patient referral and authorization process
Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook)
Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
Possess personal characteristics of professionalism, credibility, commitment to high standards, innovation, discriminating judgment and accountability
Preferred
Covered California Certified Enrollment Counselor
Certified Revenue Cycle Representative
Bilingual skills fluently in Spanish/English verbally and written
Thorough knowledge of third party payors and reimbursement requirements, medical terminology, ICD-9, and CPT codes
Company
UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.2MKey Investors
The Beryl InstituteThe Conrad Prebys Foundation
2025-10-31Grant
2023-06-26Grant· $0.2M
Leadership Team
Christian Dameff
Medical Director of Cybersecurity
Sandip Patel
Professor
Recent News
2025-11-08
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