Patient Advocate

Job Description

Job Title : Financial Advocate (Nights)

Location : Robbinsdale, MN 55422

Duration : 02+ months

Job Description :

• The Financial Advocate is also the primary contact for patient education in areas of insurance benefits, levels of coverage, and billing and collection processes.
• Responsibilities include ensuring that all accounts have been cleared for billing, obtaining insurance authorization for services, securing payment arrangements (including collection of co- payment / coinsurance) prior to patient discharge and for major outpatient services, identification of other potential payment sources (including Financial Assistance program, initiating / completing the Medical Assistance application process), and providing costs estimates.
• Experience in communicating with insurance carriers to obtain authorization for services
• Experience as Patient Financial Advocate, Patient Registration, Patient Accounting Required