Public Benefit Specialist
O.N.E Purpose
Customer Obsession: Consistently provide exceptional experiences for our clients, patients, and colleagues by understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations.
Embracing New Ideas: Continuously innovate by embracing emerging technology and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation.
Striving for Excellence: Execute at a high level by demonstrating our “Best in KLAS” Ensemble Difference Principles and consistently delivering outstanding results.
The Opportunity
- Bonus Incentives
- Paid Certifications
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Comprehensive Benefits
- Career Advancement
Employment Qualifications
- Minimum years and type of experience: 1-2 years of experience in healthcare industry, interacting with patients regarding hospital financial issues.
- Other knowledge, skills, and abilities preferred: Understanding of Revenue Cycle including admission, billing, payments and denials; Comprehensive knowledge of patient insurance process for obtaining authorizations and benefits verification; Knowledge of Health Insurance requirements; Knowledge of medical terminology or CPT or procedure codes; Patient Access experience with managed care/insurance and Call Center experience highly preferred.
- Must be inquisitive and demonstrate openness to innovation including AI to explore better processes and ways to alleviate friction and improve patient and client experiences.
Employment Qualifications (continued)
- Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED. Combination of post-secondary education and experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
- Certifications: CRCR within 9 months of hire.
Pay and Benefits
This position pays between $18.65 - $20.50/hr. based on experience. This position is located On-Site at Mercy - Lorain Hospital in Lorain, OH.
Essential Job Functions
- Reviewing all referred uninsured/under-insured patients for program eligibility opportunities, initializing and coordinating the application process to facilitate accurate and appropriate submissions.
- Effectively communicating with the patient to obtain documents that must accompany the application.
- Following submitted applications to determination point, updating applicable insurance information and ensuring timely billing or adjustment posting.
- Documenting all relevant actions and communication steps in assigned patient accounting systems.
- Maintaining working knowledge of all state and federal program requirements; sharing information with colleagues and supervisors.
- Developing and maintaining proactive working relationship with county/state/federal Medicaid caseworker partners, working collaboratively with other revenue cycle departments and associates.
Other Job Duties
Other job duties as assigned.
Employment Qualifications (continued)
- Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED. Combination of post-secondary education and experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
- Certifications: CRCR within 9 months of hire.
Benefits
A candidate entry rate of pay does not typically fall at the minimum or maximum of the role’s range.
Employment Disclaimers
Ensemble is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Ensemble also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Ensemble provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. If you require accommodation in the application process, please contact TA@ensemblehp.com.