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Financial Resource Coordinator

Position Summary
- The Financial Resource Coordinator (FRC) will be responsible for coordinating insurance benefits, verifying assigned patients have coverage and approval for services, and assisting patients in applying for matched programing and coverage opportunities. The FRC will contact and educate patients about their insurance benefits, providing treatment estimates, and collecting patient payments. FRC’s work closely with SJC’s specialty care teams including but not limited to Oncology, OBGYN, and Infusion therapy to ensure precertification is obtained for ordered treatments, patient’s benefits are verified, and patients are aware of their financial responsibility. The FRC is responsible for all processes related to self-pay patients including screening for coverage eligibility, providing estimates, and matching patients to assistance opportunities. The FRCs work in multiple departments within the SJ/C health care system including the cashier office at both Candler and St. Joseph's hospital, the infusion centers in Bluffton and Savannah, and the centralized billing office. Maintaining open communication with multiple health system departments, including the entire oncology service line and all associated practices, Patient Financial Services, and the Central Billing Office, is pivotal for the success of the FRC. The FRC will work under the direction of the Financial Assistance Manager.
Education
- Bachelor's degree - Preferred
Experience
- 1-2 Years of hospital financial counseling, customer service within healthcare, medical coding and billing, prior authorization, insurance verification and benefits, registration or other related experience - Required
License & Certification
- None Required
Core Job Functions
- Answers telephones and screens calls in a pleasant and courteous manner, relaying accurate messages to the appropriate personnel. Assists with inquiries including account balance, referrals, appointments, and insurance appropriately and in a timely manner. Utilizes scripting and management of expectations to promote customer satisfaction. Uses available tools to identify patients needing further review. Verifies insurance coverage, determines patient responsibility amounts and explains to patient. Establishes payment arrangement and collects balances due. Adheres to and educates patients about the in and out of network policies related to the hospital and patient’s insurance benefits.
- Accurately processes requests for Financial Assistance according to department guidelines. Gathers and submits applications to patient assistance programs. Effectively communicates with patient’s application statuses and needs. If additional documentation is needed, follows up with patient until received or patient is non-compliant. For uninsured or under-insured patients uses available tools to identify patients needing further review.
- Politely assesses the need for a Medicaid eligibility referral. Performs Medicaid Newborn process according to department guidelines and within specified time frame. Works with other departments seamlessly to ensure the completion of this process.
- Determines precertification necessity. Communicates and coordinates with insurance companies to maximize reimbursement by providing clinical information to third party payers and documenting appropriate authorization code for payers to ensure appropriate reimbursement. Review updated information from payers, Monitor web portal alerts from payer. Maintains updated files on specific payer requirements. Effectively communicates with clinical staff patient needs, requirements, and updates in authorization process and status.
- Accurately receives receipts for patient payments and provides petty cash for Hospital co-workers according to policy. Assists and screen patients in person and over the phone with questions about their accounts regarding insurance, payments, balances, and financial navigation needs. Responsible for daily deposits, and balancing end of day reporting.

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