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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Financial Clearance Associate.
In this role, the successful candidate under the general direction of the RCO Director and the assigned RCO Associate Director/Sr Manager/Manager/ Supervisor the RCO Financial Clearance Associate FCA is responsible for performing accurate and timely insurance clearance functions pre and post service to ensure maximum hospital reimbursement and mitigate insurance denials. Health system responsibilities for the FCA include but are not limited to: 1 verifying insurance eligibility and determining patients insurance coverage and insurance authorization requirements 2 obtaining and documenting pre authorizations and pre certifications 3 verifying coverage levels 4 utilizing the Epic Estimate tool to calculate patients estimated hospital financial responsibility and ensuring OOP amounts are communicated to the patient pre service 5 working cases timely and efficiently from the Epic Work Queues/DAR as assigned 6 collecting pre service time of payments and 7 providing exceptional customer service to both internal and external stakeholders and facilitating RCO and patient financial needs Supports and demonstrates the Philosophy/Mission of NYU Langone Health in the performance of duties and representation
Job Responsibilities:
- This position is responsible and accountable for the timely and accurate insurance clearance of pre and post inpatient and outpatient accounts from Epic Work Queues as assigned
- Performs insurance benefits verification to confirm eligibility for scheduled or prospective services
- Reviews for appropriate coordination of benefit and identifies discrepancies prior to clearance
- Determines insurance authorization requirements for services scheduled or received
- Ensures all scheduled services are authorized and appropriate notification and/or referral is obtained prior to the date of service to ensure payment for services
- Ensures clear and timely documentation of all insurance clearance activities and outcomes including authorization information in Epic Performs all required follow up to secure authorization pre service including follow up with providers rsquo; offices scheduling departments and insurance companies
- Performs medical necessity review for applicable services to ensure diagnosis is covered under insurance carrier clinical bulletin policy for outpatient appointments as scheduled
- Determines patients rsquo; benefit level based on in network or out of network benefits
- Identifies non par plan status and follows appropriate out of network workflow based on service and payor type Calculates and communicates patients rsquo; estimated out of pocket hospital financial responsibility pre service for scheduled or prospective services utilizing the Epic Estimator tool or International Calculator
- Understands performance measures and is accountable for meeting monthly target goals as determined based on service and payer
- Exercises skill in prioritizing assignments in order to complete work in a timely manner when there are changes in workload assignments and pressures of deadlines competitive requirements and/or a heavy workload
- Demonstrates optimal customer service skills when interfacing with patients patients rsquo; families physicians physician office staff and hospital colleagues nbsp;
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills; uses appropriate vocabulary and grammar when obtaining and conveying information to physicians nurses and staff at various levels; in person over the phone in writing and in electronically sent messages
- Works collaboratively with and acts as a liaison with a variety of internal departments within NYULH external business partners external departments and NYULH rsquo;s contracted payers
- Works independently takes initiative and escalates to leadership appropriately
- Responsible for answering and redirecting phone calls as needed and responding to emails timely
- Adhere to compliance and departmental policies and procedures including compliance with 100 of HIPAA requirements required trainings and other Hospital mandated activities
- Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High School Diploma and 1 year experience in patient accounts or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience Strong knowledge of front end hospital medical office patient access revenue cycle and /or practice operations Knowledge of medical and insurance terminology Knowledge of insurance benefit verification tools including payor portals RTE etc Ability to perform with accuracy and attention to detail for meeting payer imposed deadlines on a daily basis Ability to compose and edit logical detailed comprehensive and grammatically correct correspondence Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of personnel including patients families physicians and staff Experience and competency with varied computer hardware and software including registration and billing systems word processing spreadsheet database scheduling communications Ability to handle matters of highly confidential and sensitive nature Ability to recognize and identify problems recognize implications and propose alternative solutions Skill in prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely manner Skill in working independently and in following through on assignments with minimal direction
Preferred Qualifications:
Associates degree plus 2 3 years of experience in hospital admissions patient accounts or medical records or in related field Epic experience
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you’ll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $41,977.18 – $55,515.49 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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Salaries shown on independent jobs related websites reflect market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from NYU Langone. We invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.
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