Patient Insurance Specialist II
Baylor College of Medicine
Hybrid within Greater Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7262402 (Ref:19989-en_US)
Posted: July 13, 2024
Job Description
Summary
The Patient Insurance Specialist II is responsible for accurately obtaining benefits from insurance companies for upcoming services, providing accurate estimate for patient out of pocket expenses, and financially clearing patients for upcoming services.
Job Duties
- Registers patients and verifies medical benefits.
- Obtains benefits, creates estimates for patient out of pocket.
- Contacts patient to collect out of pocket expenses.
- Deals with lower level specialty services, typically office visits.
- Contacts PCP offices to obtain referrals.
- Answers Insurance Verification Helpline and solves insurance issues for patients, physicians, and departments.
- Investigates insurance coverage and demographics.
- Answers helpline email and assists patients with questions.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- One year of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Epic experience.
- Specialty insurance verification experience.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.