Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
Under the general supervision of the Director of Revenue Cycle Operations Enhancement and Development, you will serve as a team member on the Patient Financial Responsibility team. You will be responsible for understanding and communicating insurance benefits and financial plans to management, colleagues, clinic staff, and/or patients to support the patient in receiving cost-effective, expedient, and targeted treatment. In addition, you will be responsible for the following:
- Generating pre-service patient responsibility cost estimates, communicating estimate information to patients, and accepting pre-service patient payments, when applicable
- Generating cost estimates may include pre-service registration and financial clearance activities, such as verifying insurance benefits and eligibility, determining patient liability information, understanding appropriate authorization/referral requirements for scheduled appointments, and/or informing patients of their financial responsibility before their appointment
- Answering incoming calls to the phone system and/or emails and providing excellent customer service to patients, UCLA faculty/staff, outside vendors, insurance company representatives, and registration representatives
- Interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically with patients, staff and physicians; give and receive information, clarify policies, and mediate if necessary with patients, physicians, and technologists
- Ability to accept and carry out oral instructions accurately and work independently as well as a part of a team within a demanding 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 heavy 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
- Knowledge of medical terminology and the ability to distinguish different exams and medical diagnoses
- Knowledge of standard insurance plans (e.g., HMO, PPO, Medicare, Medicaid/MediCal, Workman’s Compensation, etc.)
- Ability to read and interpret EOB’s
- Knowledge of how CCI edits, multiple procedures, modifiers and bundling affect expected payments from Medicare and health plans
- Understanding of the following front-end Epic applications: Cadence, ADT, and Prelude
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