Patient Financial Advisor II - Clinic, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

• Education
  High School Diploma or
  Associate's Degree or
  Bachelor's Degree
  

• Experience
  5 years Of financial counselor or equivalent experience with High School Diploma. or
  3 years Of financial counselor or equivalent experience with Associate's Degree. or
  1 year Of financial counselor or equivalent experience with Bachelor's degree.
  

• Provides complex financial counseling for services that occur across two or more revenue locations.
• Provides training to Financial Wellness Advisor I's and other employees as needed related to financial counseling services.
• Responsible for confirming patient insurance eligibility and providing complex benefits review in support of multiple revenue locations for single visits and extended episodes of care. Reviews benefits to ensure that organization and patient understand the extent of coverage for services. Assists with prior authorization requests when appropriate to expedite access to services.
• Provides combined cost estimates for facility and professional services. Accurately utilizes cost estimate technology to create cost estimates for services and communicates estimated costs to patients and other affected parties.
• Accurately posts payments and creates payment plans for upcoming services and/or outstanding balances.
• Responsible for reviewing account details for patient education and/or correction:
  Reviews balances and communicates to patient and other affected parties about outstanding balances.
  Assists patients in resolving account questions and concerns.
  Correctly identifies and advises patient on options to resolve bad debt balances.
  Advises patient about financial and special entitlement programs (such as charity programs, drug assistance programs, and other patient assistance options).
  Responsible for coordinating and completing financial assistance application for charity care program
• Responsible for understanding the revenue cycle, including all involved parties and appropriate escalation pathways.
• Knowledge of various regulatory a