Patient Financial Clearance Representative
Posted 5hrs ago
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Job Description
Patient financial clearance representative verifying mental health insurance benefits and authorizations for Mindpath Health. Counseling patients on costs and resolving coverage issues remotely.
Responsibilities:
- Investigate and understand mental health benefits and contact patients to communicate cost estimates and counsel them on financial options
- Verify in-network and out-of-network mental health eligibility, benefits, and authorization requirements using phone systems, payer portals, or fax
- Contact patients when information is needed to complete verification or when they lack mental health or in-network benefits
- Determine copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, out-of-pocket limits, authorization requirements, and out-of-network benefits
- Coordinate with Front Office, Billing, Intake teams, and patients to resolve insurance issues and correct FCR errors in the practice management system
- Verify benefits and authorization requirements for existing patients when insurance plans change
- Contact patients regarding insurance and demographic issues
- Problem-solve and prioritize work in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Communicate professionally and promptly with patients and other teams
- Anticipate and respond to patient needs
- Perform other tasks assigned by leadership
Requirements:
- Call Center experience strongly preferred
- 2+ years of experience in customer service-related field, insurance verification or general health care experience with a strong understanding of insurance benefits
- Interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically with patients and staff; give and receive information and answer insurance benefit questions
- Ability to accept and carry out oral instructions accurately and work independently as well as part of a team within an evolving environment
- Ability to prioritize work, handle multiple tasks to completion and make decisions on which course to follow for a particular situation
- Skill in reading and understanding documents such as training manuals written in English
- Skill in speaking clearly and distinctly using appropriate vocabulary and grammar telephone manners to handle phone work with courtesy and tact
- Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments with minimal direction and supervision
- Skill in employing independent decision-making techniques while performing various job duties
- Skill in prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely accurate manner
- Display an aptitude and willingness to learn new responsibilities and adapt to frequently changing procedures
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel and Word)
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off starting at 15 days per year
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Fully remote work arrangement














