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Medicaid Eligibility Advocate

Utah Staffing, Price, Utah, United States, 84501

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Medicaid Eligibility Advocate

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Parallon offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include comprehensive medical coverage, additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, free counseling services, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, family support, consumer discounts, retirement readiness, education assistance, colleague recognition program, and time away from work program. We are seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Advocate for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. As the Medicaid Eligibility Advocate, you are responsible for conducting eligibility screenings, assessment of patient financial requirements, and counseling patients on insurance benefits and co-payments. You serve as a liaison between the patient, hospital, and governmental agencies, and are actively involved in all areas of case management. What you will do in this role: Screen and evaluate patients for existing insurance coverage, federal and state assistance programs, or hospital charity application. Re-verify benefits and obtain authorization and/or referral after treatment plan has been discussed, prior to initiation of treatment. Ensure appropriate signatures are obtained on all necessary forms. Obtain legally relevant medical evidence, physician statements, and all other documentation required for eligibility determination. Complete and file applications. Initiate and maintain proper follow-up with the patient and government agency caseworkers to ensure timely processing and completion of all mandated applications and accompanying documentation. Ensure all insurance, demographic, and eligibility information is obtained and entered into the system accurately. Document progress notes to the patient's file and the hospital computer system. Participate in ongoing, comprehensive training programs as required. Follows policies and procedures to contribute to the efficiency of the office. Covers and assists with other office functions as requested. Will be required to make field visits as necessary and will need reliable personal transportation readily available. What qualifications you will need: Minimum one year related experience preferred, preferably in healthcare. Relevant education may substitute experience requirement. Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll, and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers, and their communities. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Patient Benefit Advisor opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today! We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.