Description
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Summary:
Position on the Estimates team, primarily focused on uninsured patient estimates. Duties include creating pre-service cost estimates from work queues and tracking data related to cost estimates for services. Opportunity to assist with auditing and training once primary job duties are performed successfully. Other duties as assigned based on business need. Candidates should have knowledge regarding HB and PB billing and procedures, as well as strong critical thinking and communication skills. This position will interact with patients, registration, financial navigation, and other system departments.
Responsibilities:
1. Verifies patients as uninsured or identifies and updates coverage appropriately
2. Actively participates in departmental quality by making a personal effort to reduce individual errors, and making corrections
3. Review/Create Hospital and Physician estimates within the Epic Patient Estimator
4. Responsible for documenting and explaining benefit breakdown and out of pocket costs for patient understanding
Other InformationEducation Requirements:
High school diploma or GED.
Professional Experience Requirements:
Two (2) years of experience in Hospital or Physician Insurance related activities (Authorization, Billing, Follow-Up, Call-Center, or Collections).
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent listening skills, and organizational skills.
Advanced knowledge of UB-04, HCFA-1500's and Explanation of Benefits (EOB) interpretation.
Intermediate knowledge of CPT and ICD-9 codes.
Advanced knowledge of insurance billing, collections and insurance terminology.
Ability to work in fast pace environment and prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
Healthcare terminology.
Customer Service skills.
Computer knowledge: MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Knowledge of 3rd party reimbursements from insurance companies and government payers is a plus.
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: Pre-Arrival Unit
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $16.81 - $21.01 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Remote
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.