INSURANCE VERIFIER I at Sinai Chicago – Chicago, Illinois

As part of the Outpatient Behavioral Health, the Insurance Verifier is responsible for financial clearance of all patients assigned to their work list/queue.

• This includes but is not limited to, online eligibility, initiating precertification/authorization, obtaining benefit detail, discussing the patient responsibility prior to arrival and point of service collections.
• On-going support of the ancillary services; central scheduling and outpatient registration for add ons, STAT issues or accounts in questions.
• This role will have a very close working relationship with billing to address denials and appeals as needed.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 2 years’ working experience with insurance pre-certification and financial clearance
• Prior physician/hospital scheduling experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Meditech (preferred B/AR, ADM and PCI modules)
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Familiarity with insurance contracts, terms, payment methods and authorization requirements
• Eligibility systems (Ecare/Passport, Loxogon)

REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:

None