Centralized Insurance Counselor II (remote)

Posting Date

10 / 29 / 2025

2000 16th St, Denver, Colorado, 80202-5117, United States of America

Insurance Counselor II

This vital, patient-centered role provides education and guidance to DaVita patients about health insurance and the implications of different insurance options. This position helps patients understand their insurance options and make informed employment and insurance decisions. The Insurance Counselor will help alleviate the stress that dialysis patients often experience in navigating complicated insurance options and employment decisions while also managing their health care needs.

To be successful, the Insurance Counselor must have a passion for customer service and the ability to build trust and rapport with patients and teammates. Teammates in this role will gain expertise in motivational interviewing as well as expert knowledge of commercial and government health insurance benefits, financial assistance programs, and work leave options.

This is a remote position.

Candidates with insurance management experience highly preferred.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive. The scope of the Centralized Float Insurance Counselor is primarily supporting patients who have existing commercial insurance coverage or who are uninsured or underinsured.

Conducts 100% telephonic patient insurance education while operating within established compliance parameters of the company

Identifies and effectively communicates opportunities to better the insurance status of the patient to help reduce or alleviate financial risk and burden

Provides information to patients to help them find and / or secure options for insurance coverage and other financial assistance programs as necessary

Provides a high level of customer service to patients across multiple DaVita Dialysis facilities to ensure educational needs are met and to ensure patient questions or issues are addressed effectively

Completes insurance assessments / evaluations for patients to accurately document patient education sessions

Acts as a liaison between patients, facility teammates, billing office, and the corporate office to resolve patient insurance issues and / or concerns

Builds and maintains relationships with field partners (e.g. Home Program Departments, Facility Administrators, Social Workers, Administrative Assistants, etc.) to ensure seamless patient support

Works closely with supervisor / manager to meet objectives, deadlines, and reporting / measurement requirements as they pertain to patient education.

Provides monthly reporting and analysis on key metrics related to patient education and advocacy as well as actively participates in monthly operations reviews on assigned patient portfolio

Seeks to find opportunities for continuous process improvement and reviews ideas with the team and operational leadership

Attends team meetings, phone conferences, and training as needed; may assist with onboarding and training of new teammates or other duties as assigned

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, TRAINING, OR QUALIFICATIONS :

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Minimum of one (1) year experience working with Medicare and Medicaid insurance, as well as commercial insurance plans and benefits (PPO, HMO, POS, EPO, Indemnity), strongly preferred

Minimum of one (1) year experience in a healthcare organization working with clinical staff and patients preferred

Intermediate computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required PowerPoint preferred

Bilingual / Spanish Speaking required

What We'll Provide :

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

Comprehensive benefits : Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out

Support for you and your family : Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace, backup child and elder care, maternity / paternity leave and more

Professional development programs : DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform StarLearning.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

The Wage Range for the role is $20.00 - $30.50 / hour.

If a candidate is hired, they will be paid at least the minimum wage according to their geographical jurisdiction and the exemption status for the position.

New York Exempt : New York City and Long Island : $64,350.00 / year, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties : $64,350.00 / year, Remainder of New York state : $60,405.80 / year New York Non-exempt : New York City and Long Island : $16.50 / hour, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties : $16.50 / hour, Remainder of New York state : $15.50 / hour

Washington Exempt : $77,968.80 / year Washington Non-exempt : Bellingham : $17.66 / hour, Burien : $21.16 / hour, Unincorporated King County : $20.29 / hour, Renton : $20.90 / hour, Seattle : $20.76 / hour, Tukwila : $21.10 / hour, Remainder of Washington state : $16.66 / hour

For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link : DaVita.jobs / WageRates

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https : / / careers.davita.com / benefits

Colorado Residents : Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.