Financial Care Specialist I – Customer Service

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Financial Care Specialist resolving patient and insurer billing inquiries for Cedars-Sinai medical center. Managing collections, payment plans, account follow-up, and revenue-cycle work queues.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide patient relations support to Patient Financial Services
  • Identify, analyze, resolve, and respond to customer inquiries, concerns, and issues
  • Follow up on accounts to ensure payment and resolution
  • Monitor assigned work queues and workload and resolve accounts accurately and timely
  • Escalate issues and problems to the supervisor
  • Research accounts and resolve customer complaints
  • Respond to patient, insurance company, and authorized third-party inquiries
  • Negotiate and document payment plans within established policies
  • Initiate collection calls and maintain accounts receivable per department protocol
  • Review accounts and refer uncollectible accounts to collection agencies or attorneys
  • Route accounts to appropriate work queues for approval
  • Share knowledge and assist team members
  • Provide backup coverage and potentially cross-train in other revenue cycle functions

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma/GED required
  • Minimum of 1 year of hospital billing or professional billing and/or collection experience
  • Customer service and call center experience required
  • Advanced knowledge of specialized functions and full understanding of the revenue cycle
  • Strong customer service, analytic, prioritization, de-escalation, and account-resolution skills
  • Ability to understand, interpret, and explain payor contracts and billing and collections policies and practices
  • Knowledge of Cedars-Sinai patient accounting and department-specific systems
  • Ability to follow PHI, Patient Financial Services, documentation, and data-entry standards
  • Ability to work independently and cross-train in other revenue cycle functions
  • Ability to work effectively with patients, insurance companies, and authorized third parties

Benefits:

  • Healthcare and dental insurance
  • Paid vacation
  • 403(b) retirement plan
  • Generous time-off policy
  • Competitive compensation
  • Inclusive work environment