Optum · 13 hours ago
Financial Clearance Representative Associate
United States
Full-time
Remote
New Grad, Entry Level
$16.15/hr - $28.80/hr
0+ years expOptum, in partnership with Allina Health, is seeking a Financial Clearance Representative Associate to support the Allina Health account. This role involves completing the financial clearance process and collaborating with medical staff and external sources to assist families in obtaining healthcare and financial services.
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Responsibilities
Review and analyze patient visit information to determine whether authorization is needed and understands payor specific criteria to appropriately secure authorization and clear the account prior to service where possible
Ensure that initial and all subsequent authorizations are obtained in a timely manner
May provide mentoring to less experienced team members on all aspects of the revenue cycle, payer issues, policy issues, or anything that impacts their role
Meet and maintain department productivity and quality expectations
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
6+ months of experience in professional billing denials
6+ months of experience in prior authorization, insurance and benefit verification and/or Pre-Registration activities in healthcare business/office setting
Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Office products
Must be 18 years of age or older
Ability to work standard daytime hours Monday-Friday, within the Central time zone
Preferred
Associate or Vocational degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Public Health, or Related Field of Study
EPIC experience
Experience with insurance and benefit verification and/or Pre-Registration activities in healthcare business/office setting
Experience working with clinical staff
Experience working with clinical documentation
Experience working with a patient's clinical medical record
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Daniel Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, Optum Care Delivery
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Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer
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