Specialist

Summary Serves as a resource to patients and/or their appointed representatives with the Baptist Charity Policy, charity applications and underinsured. Performs other duties as assigned, Responsibilities + Works with patient and/or patient designated representative. + Reviews Charity Applictions. + Daily reveiws Work Queues for Underinsured. + Completes all assigned goals Requirements, Preferences and Experience Education Preferred: Some college or an associates degree is preferred. Experience Preferred: Preferred clerical skills with a working knowledge of accounting and 5 years experience in a physicians or hospital setting. Minimum: One year experience in a physicians or hospital setting. Special Skills Preferred: Knowledge of ICD-9, ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS codes and certification and/or degree in Healthcare Administration Business, Finance or related fields preferred. Minimum: Aibility to type and key accurately, problem solving, written an d oral communication skills, financial counseling skills - knowledge of insurance billing (both hospital and professional settings) and collections - knowledge of insraunce guidelines as it relates to CMS guidelines, TennCare and/or Medicaid based by state specified requirements. Ability to recognize and communicate to clinical staff or designee when insurance companies require additional review becasue of NCCI, CCI , LMRP, Mutually Exclusive and Medical Necessity edits. Effective Verbal, written and customer service skills as it relates to patients and insurance companies. Able to create communications to patients and insurance companies as needed to resolve issues to complete billing/claim processes. Training Preferred: Working knowledge of 10 key calculator, typing and computers Minimum: PC skills, and keyboarding are required About Baptist Memorial Health Care At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey. At Baptist, We Offer: + Competitive salaries + Paid vacation/time off + Continuing education opportunities + Generous retirement plan + Health insurance, including dental and vision + Sick leave + Service awards + Free parking + Short-term disability + Life insurance + Health care and dependent care spending accounts + Education assistance/continuing education + Employee referral program Job Summary: Position: 5585 - Specialist-Patient Assistance Facility: BMH - Central Business Office Department: HS Customer Service Category: Finance and Accounting Type: Non Clinical Work Type: Full Time Work Schedule: Days Location: US:TN:Memphis Located in the Memphis metro area REQNUMBER: 20109