Lifepoint Health®
Your Experience Matters
At Westpark Springs, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you're not just valued as an employee, but as a person. Westpark Springs is a mental health and addiction treatment center located at 6902 S Peek Road in Richmond, Texas. It offers both inpatient and outpatient services for adults, adolescents, and children dealing with psychiatric, substance use, or co-occurring disorders.
Responsibilities
The Financial Counselor provides guidance to patients in all aspects of their financial responsibilities that result from acceptance of the facility's services.
Assess patients' financial ability, determine ability to pay, advise patients on insurance benefits, explain financial liability, collect payment, negotiate payment arrangements, secure financing, identify funding sources, and resolve any confusion about financial obligations to the facility.
Ensure accurate and timely verification of insurance benefits, including contacting patients/guardians to obtain additional information, researching and maintaining knowledge of HMO, PPO, Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial insurance reimbursement rates and criteria.
Evaluate plans to calculate and estimate the patient's out-of-pocket charges, collect co-pays, co-insurance, deductibles, and explore the patient's financial circumstances to ensure fair and reasonable repayment terms.
Additional Responsibilities Include
Ensure effective implementation of collection measures for uncollected co-pays, deductibles, and coinsurance.
Provide follow-up on all patient accounts with the goal of collecting co-pays, deductibles, and coinsurance at the time of services rendered.
Verify, correct, and complete admitted patient accounts within 24 hours of admission.
Gather and collect all pertinent financial information to accurately assess the patient's information.
Work with uninsured patients to identify potential Medicaid eligibility and make appropriate referrals to internal or external agencies.
Process all insurance requests from other departments and physician billing offices in a timely manner.
What We Offer
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus flexible-spending and health-savings accounts
Competitive paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees
Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
Tuition reimbursement, loan assistance, and 401(k) matching
Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness
Professional development and growth opportunities
Qualifications And Requirements
High School Graduate or equivalent preferred.
Previous experience in healthcare collections or a related field, or any combination of education, training, or experience in health care business office setting preferred.
Valid driver's license preferred
May be required to work flexible hours and overtime. Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.
EEOC Statement Westpark Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Triangle Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum.
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At Westpark Springs, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you're not just valued as an employee, but as a person. Westpark Springs is a mental health and addiction treatment center located at 6902 S Peek Road in Richmond, Texas. It offers both inpatient and outpatient services for adults, adolescents, and children dealing with psychiatric, substance use, or co-occurring disorders.
Responsibilities
The Financial Counselor provides guidance to patients in all aspects of their financial responsibilities that result from acceptance of the facility's services.
Assess patients' financial ability, determine ability to pay, advise patients on insurance benefits, explain financial liability, collect payment, negotiate payment arrangements, secure financing, identify funding sources, and resolve any confusion about financial obligations to the facility.
Ensure accurate and timely verification of insurance benefits, including contacting patients/guardians to obtain additional information, researching and maintaining knowledge of HMO, PPO, Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial insurance reimbursement rates and criteria.
Evaluate plans to calculate and estimate the patient's out-of-pocket charges, collect co-pays, co-insurance, deductibles, and explore the patient's financial circumstances to ensure fair and reasonable repayment terms.
Additional Responsibilities Include
Ensure effective implementation of collection measures for uncollected co-pays, deductibles, and coinsurance.
Provide follow-up on all patient accounts with the goal of collecting co-pays, deductibles, and coinsurance at the time of services rendered.
Verify, correct, and complete admitted patient accounts within 24 hours of admission.
Gather and collect all pertinent financial information to accurately assess the patient's information.
Work with uninsured patients to identify potential Medicaid eligibility and make appropriate referrals to internal or external agencies.
Process all insurance requests from other departments and physician billing offices in a timely manner.
What We Offer
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus flexible-spending and health-savings accounts
Competitive paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees
Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
Tuition reimbursement, loan assistance, and 401(k) matching
Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness
Professional development and growth opportunities
Qualifications And Requirements
High School Graduate or equivalent preferred.
Previous experience in healthcare collections or a related field, or any combination of education, training, or experience in health care business office setting preferred.
Valid driver's license preferred
May be required to work flexible hours and overtime. Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.
EEOC Statement Westpark Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Triangle Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum.
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