**It's more than a career, it's a calling.** MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles **Worker Type:** Regular **Job Highlights:** **Sign-on Bonus Eligible** (Sign-on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates – check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you) This is a part-time, day/night-shift position working 5-hour shift Tuesday-Friday. No weekends, holidays or call. You will work days one week and nights the next each payperiod. This is a remote position after first 1-2 months. Must be available to come into the office occasionally to cover for PTO, meetings, etc. **Job Summary:** Responsible for determining the patient financial component for patient services. Estimates, communicates and collects the patient financial responsibility and provides patient financial counseling. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES + Assists patients in understanding their insurance benefits including their co-payment, deductible and co-insurance responsibility. + Educates patient regarding financial assistance programs when appropriate. + Obtains patient demographic information and requests financial responsibility from the patient. + Determines patient qualification for coverage by third-party payer and informs financial counselor, patient or family member of status. + Verifies all commercial insurance coverage, workers compensation insurance, TPL insurance and state and government programs. + Documents and resolves patient concerns or inquiries that are received via telephone, mail or walk-in within an established time frame. + Validates Master Patient Index according to departmental policy. + Interprets physician orders. + Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION + High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience EXPERIENCE + No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. + Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Frequent keyboard use/data entry. + Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Rare climbing. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS + None **Department:** 3602070100 Home Sleep Testing **Work Shift:** Variable Shift (United States of America) **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 20 **Benefits:** SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. + **Paid Parental Leave** **:** we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). + **Flexible Payment Options:** our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. + **Upfront Tuition Coverage** : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits (https://jobs.ssmhealth.com/us/en/benefits) _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)_