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Learn more about Vail Health <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>About the Opportunity<\/h3>\n<p>Join Vail Health at our main hospital campus as a Financial Counselor and play a vital role in supporting patients during some of their most important moments. In this on\u2011site position, you\u2019ll work under the direction of the Manager of Financial Counseling to administer the Patient Financial Assistance Program, ensuring patients have access to the financial resources and support they need.<\/p>\n<p>Screen patients with and without insurance to determine financial means, including collecting required monies from patients. Assist patients with obtaining financial sponsorship from internal and external agencies and charitable programs when financial need is indicated and arranging payment plan according to Vail Health guidelines.<\/p>\n<h3>What You Will Do<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Obtain and verify patient financial information using the Financial Assistance Application form and\u00a0 \u00a0any 3rd party application. Communicate in accordance with policy to patients whose applications are incomplete.<\/li>\n<li>Initiates credit scoring and comprehensive interviews to determine each patient&#8217;s eligibility for\u00a0Medicaid, hospital-sponsored charity care, and other programs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Screen uninsured patients for internal and state based financial assistance programs.<\/li>\n<li>Determine financial responsibility of patients. Assist patients\/representative with establishing payment plans. Collect required deposits and payments due on accounts.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Counsel patients\/representative who cannot pay according to Vail Health payment schedule and refer to appropriate agency for assistance as needed. Furnish and process forms for internal\/external charitable programs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Follow up with patients who have not been financially cleared prior to discharge to help them navigate their responsibility and screen for financial assistance.<\/li>\n<li>Track and manage financial assistance adjustment amounts in billing system, communicate with business office and third party vendors.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Post monies collected into financial system.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Assist in training of staff. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with a wide variety\u00a0<br \/>of individuals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This description is intended to reflect the general nature and level of work performed and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities associated with the role.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>What You Will Need<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two years of similar work experience defined through prior roles with a similar level of communication, organization, customer service and exposure to regular\/reoccurring financial transactions required.<\/li>\n<li>Previous experience in hospital admissions or patient accounts (preferred).<\/li>\n<li>Bilingual in English and Spanish, preferred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Licenses &amp; Certifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits at Vail Health (Full Time) Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Competitive Wages &amp; Family Benefits:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive wages<\/li>\n<li>Parental leave (4 weeks paid)<\/li>\n<li>Housing programs<\/li>\n<li>Childcare reimbursement\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comprehensive Health Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Medical<\/li>\n<li>Dental\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Vision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Educational Programs:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuition Assistance\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Existing Student Loan Repayment<\/li>\n<li>Specialty Certification Reimbursement<\/li>\n<li>Annual Supplemental Educational Funds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paid Time Off:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Retirement &amp; Supplemental Insurance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Life insurance<\/li>\n<li>Short and long-term disability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recreation Benefits, Wellness &amp; More:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement<\/li>\n<li>Recreation discounts<\/li>\n<li>Pet insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-pay-transparency\">\n<div class=\"pay-input\">\n<div class=\"description\">\n<p><strong>Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per hour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">Hourly Pay:<\/div>\n<div class=\"pay-range\"><span>$22<\/span><span class=\"divider\">\u2014<\/span><span>$28.39 USD<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"job_location":[15],"job_category":[39],"job_shift":[9],"job_company":[13],"job_schedule":[14],"class_list":["post-205","career","type-career","status-publish","hentry","job_location-vail-co","job_category-administrative-clerical","job_shift-days","job_company-vail-health","job_schedule-5-x-8-hour-shifts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Financial Counselor - Vail Valley Surgery Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vailvalleysurgerycenter.com\/es\/careers\/financial-counselor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Financial Counselor - Vail Valley Surgery Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Vail Health has become the world\u2019s most advanced mountain healthcare system. 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