FINANCIAL COUNSELOR

Temple Health

FINANCIAL COUNSELOR

New Haven, CT +6 locations
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Provides financial, credit, debt management counseling and education services to patients. Utilizes alternative means for obtaining coverage for uninsured or underinsured patients. Responsible for performing complex insurance verification and eligibility determinations as well as varied administrative and highly responsible clerical functions of a sensitive nature, including complex investigative and problem-solving activities in support of minimizing the hospital's bad debt risk.

    Education
    High School Diploma or Equivalent Required

    Experience
    2 years experience as a financial counselor or related role in a healthcare environment Required
    5 years experience in a clerical role Required
    General Experience and knowledge of hospital registration and third party billing and regulations Required
    General Experience in bi-lingual Spanish and English communication Preferred

    Licenses

    Required Skills

    Required Experience

  • Qualifications

    Skills/Qualifications

    • High school diploma and/or related experience in the industry.
    • Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
    • Basic math skills including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
    • Familiarity with basic computer skills in word processing and spreadsheet programs.
    • Required to have unrestricted use of a licensed and insured vehicle in good, safe operating condition that can be used on the job for both personal and sample transportation in all ambient weather conditions. Must possess a valid current driving license and meet the requirements of AmSpec Safe Driving Policy.
    • Must be ready to accept job assignments at any time, 24 x 7, including scheduled days off. Overtime must be worked as required to meet the needs of the branch office. Must be willing to work shifts if required by location.
    • Must be able to work in refineries, terminals, and on-board marine vessels as necessary.
    • Must respond to communications from the office and be available at all times.
    • Attendance at monthly safety meetings is required.
    • TWIC Card may be required to access terminals, refineries, rail yards, platforms, launch areas, and other third party host sites.

    Working Conditions
    The employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. AmSpec provides product
    information, training and personal protective equipment to protect employees from exposure to potentially harmful levels
    of those materials. The employee will be required to work outdoors in all levels of adverse weather conditions. Work may
    be required to be performed in refineries, tank farms, terminals and on board barges, ships, railcars and tank trucks. The
    noise level in the work environment may be high at times. Local and on occasion long distance travel may be required.

    Physical Requirements

    • Safety Sensitive position that requires pre-employment, random and annual drug and alcohol testing (including marijuana testing).
    • Comply with the requirements of AmSpec D&A Policy.
    • Pass an annual Pulmonary Fitness Test.
    • Pass a physical examination by a physician designated by AmSpec, both before employment and at any time during employment upon request of AmSpec Services to confirm the Surveyor’s ability to perform the essential job functions of the position.
    • Qualify annually for a Respirator Fit Test.
    • Qualify annually, based on the results of an OSHA- designated blood test, for work in areas containing certain levels of Hydrocarbon Vapors.
    • Be able to safely perform inspection work while wearing required safety equipment, regardless of ambient weather conditions.
    • Ability to stand for extended periods; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; and to smell.
    • Ability to walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms frequently.
    • Ability to climb storage tank ladders and stairs, typically up to 100 feet high while carrying 45 lb. of samples and/or inspection- related gear or equipment. Ability to climb vessel gangways, ladders, Jacob’s ladders, and stairs.
    • Ability to work in the presence of odors, typical of petroleum or petrochemicals, without allergic reactions or nausea when such odors are within OSHA-designated permissible exposure limits (PELs).
    • Ability to work in confined spaces (as defined by OSHA), wearing appropriate respiratory and skin protection equipment.
  • Locations
    New Haven, CT • Savannah, GA • New Orleans, LA • Mickleton, NJ • Pasadena, TX • La Porte, TX • Beaumont, TX