Financial Counselor - Manhasset, NY

Careers with Northwell part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses. Combine two of the fastest growing fields on the planet – technology and health care - with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your **life’s best work.**SM

Preparing, processing and maintaining new member or group enrollments. Positions may load new member or group data into the enrollment database and update the database with changes. Positions may also respond to member eligibility or group questions and verify enrollment status. Positions may work with various types of member correspondence. Positions may also be responsible for reconciling eligibility discrepancies, analyzing transactional data and submitting retroactive eligibility changes. Positions may also be responsible for inventory control of member and group transactions. Employees in jobs labeled with SCA must support a government Service Contract Act (SCA) agreement.

This position is full-time (37.5hours/week) Monday - Friday. Employees are required to work our normal business hours of 8:30am – 4:30pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime or weekends.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist patient / family in completing applications for government sponsored programs / Financial Assistance
• Assess patient’s eligibility for government sponsored programs / Financial Assistance
• Contact patient / family and conduct interviews for the purpose of assessing eligibility
• Verify patient’s information to complete applications
• Check patient's account for previous balances and advise patient of all financial obligations.
• Inform patient of collection policy
• Notify appropriate areas regarding eligibility status and determination
• Coordinate with various agencies and individuals to resolve individual cases
• Answer the telephone and maintain files
• Accumulate data for performance reports
• Inform Supervisor of activities, issues and problem cases
• Basic tasks are completed without review by others
• Supervision / guidance is required for higher level tasks
• Perform related duties as required

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma / GED (or higher)
• 1+ years of face - to - face customer service experience
• 1+ years of experience in an office setting environment using the telephone and computer as the primary instruments to perform job duties
• Experience with Microsoft Word (create correspondence and work within templates), Microsoft Excel (data entry, sort / filter, and work within tables) and Microsoft Outlook (email and calendar management)
• Ability to work 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri and alternate weekends 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Possible holidays and overtime
• Ability to work overtime and some holidays as needed
• Ability to complete one month training - Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM
• Comfortable traveling 25% of the time for training and meetings
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of Medicaid experience and / or health insurance plan experience
• 1+ years of financial experience in a medical setting
• CAC certificate OR the ability to obtain one through company provided training within 1 - 3 months from date of hire (CAC training is in NYC, additional Medicaid training in Brooklyn)
• Bilingual any other language
• Northwell experience and / or knowledge

UnitedHealth Group requires all new hires and employees to report their COVID-19 vaccination status.

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