Job Summary:
This position is responsible for determining patient financial liability and completing the financial assessment, assisting in the discovery of the patient income and assets and in identifying the potential appropriate funding source. This position requires interpretation of information relating to regulatory and statutory requirements, ability to adjudicate insurance benefits and coverage, and interpret viability of financial assistance programs. The Patient Financial Advisor completes a financial assessment, requests patient payments, and makes appropriate referrals to other designated financial assistance vendors. The designated vendors may include Medicaid eligibility processing, Worker Compensation and Third-Party Liability, self-pay assistance, or other community resources. This position determines patients ability to pay based on an assessment of assets and liabilities and negotiates payment arrangements and/or qualification for financial assistance....