UCLA Health

Financial Counselor

UCLA Health  •  $47.77/hr  •  Onsite  •  14 days ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday; Varied Shift, with Rotating weekends and Holidays
Posted Date
05/13/2026
Salary Range $33.27 - 47.77 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
30407


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Financial Counselor, you will be responsible for:

  • Verifying accurate demographic and financial information
  • Reviewing and interpreting insurance benefits
  • Providing financial counseling and screening
  • Handling charity applications and credit assessments
  • Establishing all financial arrangements and refer appropriate cases to other agencies to assist patients with discharge/post hospital care.
  • Working closely with Patient Placement, Care Coordination, Social Services, and Patient Business Services to ensure accurate and timely reimbursement.
  • Ability to write concise, grammatically correct reports and correspondence
  • Proficient in basic math
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Word, and Outlook

Salary Range: $33.27- $47.77 /hourly


Job Qualifications

We’re seeking an exceptional, self-directed professional with:

  • Working knowledge of third-party payer relationships as well as relevant state and federal health programs
  • Working knowledge of third party payer and medical terminology
  • Ability to adapt to and implement changing registration procedures
  • Working knowledge of HMOs, PPOs, and insurance contracting
  • Ability to analyze information, problems, situations, practice or procedures
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including proper phone etiquette
  • Bilingual English/Spanish abilities, preferred
  • PC proficiency and basic math knowledge
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Independent decision-making skills and sound judgment
  • Ability to adhere to departmental policies and procedures and work rules
  • Flexibility in working varied schedules and at a variety of locations when necessary

Note: May be subject to test on qualifying skills


As a condition of employment
, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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