Financial Counselor / Surgery Scheduler - FT – Florence Neurosurgery and Spine 

Responsibilities:

1. Analyzes patients’ financial obligations prior to date of service to create a transparent financial experience including generation of an estimate preservice, explains patient liability, collects prepayments and outstanding balances. Special attention should be applied to patients with a high self-pay balance, high liability for services, self-pay patients, as well as patients with non-covered services. 
2. Demonstrates a strong understanding of the Financial Clearance Policy and the ability to apply in appropriate scenarios. 
3. Demonstrates a strong understanding of the Compassionate Care Policy and the ability to apply in appropriate scenarios. 
4. Verifies and completes insurance benefit collection using current eligibility vendors or other available online tools; verify by telephone when online resources are exhausted.
5. Completes and balances daily deposits for assigned areas. 
6. Collects down payments and secures satisfactory payment arrangements consistently to maximize cash flow. 
7. Provide financial counseling to include explanation of coverage/insurance benefits, how benefits relate to estimated patient liability and information on all account balances.
8. Assists patients (walk-in and telephone) with questions and concerns regarding patient account balances. Assists patients with billing issues and refers additional questions to the appropriate Patient Account Representative or Manager. 
9. Assists with any training needs in the department. 
10. Advocates for patient engagement, including activation of MyChart.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of medical terminology and hospital billing procedures preferred
• Computer experience required
• Excellent customer service skills required

Requirements:
  Degrees:

• High School/Ged

Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.