Patient Financial Counselor - Glendale, CA
Company: Optum
Location: Glendale
Posted on: May 20, 2025
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Job Description:
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by
technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The
work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by
connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and
resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a
culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers,
comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come
make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance
health equity on a global scale. Join us to start -Caring.
Connecting. Growing together. -
This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Friday - Monday 7:00AM -
5:30PM. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work
occasional overtime. Our office is located at 1420 South Central,
Glendale, CA.
Primary Responsibilities:
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of specific admission, registration,
and pre- registration requirements for all areas, including but not
limited to: Main Admitting, OP Registration, Maternity and
Rehabilitation Units
Verify insurance eligibility and benefits on all assigned accounts
using electronic verification systems or by contacting payers
directly to determine level of insurance coverage
Provides financial clearance services to self-pay patients prior to
discharge or within 24 business hours
Provides on-site customer service assistance for walk-in patients
with billing-related questions
Provides information to hospital personnel who are seeking answers
to financial concerns on their patient's behalf
When needed, works closely with Case Management/Utilization Review
in ensuring services are appropriate for level of care provided
(inpatient vs. outpatient and vice versa)
Acts as resource to other hospital departments regarding insurance
benefits and requirements and collaborates with other departments,
as needed, to ensure proper compliance with third party payer
requirements
When appropriate, ensures the payer receives a Notice of Admission
on all admissions, scheduled and non-scheduled, within 24 hours or
the next business day
Follow up on missing authorizations. If authorization is not
obtained within 48 hours prior to service, contact patients to
advise them of their financial responsibility
Thoroughly and accurately documents insurance verification and
authorization information, identifying outstanding deductibles,
copayments, coinsurance, and policy limitations, and advises
patient and collects amount due at or before the time of
service
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an
environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on
what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide
development for other roles you may be interested in.Required
Qualifications:
High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
2+ years of experience working in a hospital Patient Registration
Department, physician office setting, healthcare insurance company,
revenue cycle vendor and/or other revenue cycle related role
1+ years of experience in customer service preferably in a
healthcare environment
1+ years of experience working with insurance policies/procedures
(Private, Commercial, Medicare & Medicaid)
Ability to work Friday - Monday 7:00AM - 5:30PM
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in requesting and processing financial payment
Knowledge of charity care programs as well as various government
and non-government payment assistance programs
Working knowledge of facility pricing structure and cost
estimates
Basic knowledge of ICD - 9 (10) and CPT terminology
Working knowledge of medical terminology
Ability to perform basic mathematics for payment calculation
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The salary range for this role is $16.88 -to $33.22 -per hour based
on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including
but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience,
certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum
wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth
Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package,
incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k
contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility
requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with
UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits
and incentives.
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At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier
lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We
believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location,
and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life.
Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good
health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color,
historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We
are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and
enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health
disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority
reflected in our mission.
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UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer
under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, national
origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules,
or regulations.
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UnitedHealth Group -is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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