Req ID: 32474
Department: Contact & Call Center
Work Location: WakeMed Heart & Vascular - Six Forks Road
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Employment Type: ['Supplemental']
FTE: ['0.10']
Hours of Work: ['Monday - Friday as Needed (7:30am - 4:00pm)']
Weekend Requirements: No Weekends
Call Requirements: ['No']
The Patient Insurance Representative will help patients seamlessly navigate complex billing, financial and insurance workflows. The Patient Insurance Representative is responsible for coordinating with physician practices and insurance companies to obtain authorization for scheduled surgeries and procedures. The Patient Insurance Representative will accurately perform administrative duties required to work work queues, provide estimates, confirm insurance, secure authorizations, answer billing questions and collect payments. As a liaison to patients, the community, and healthcare professionals, this position requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills to ensure delivery of the highest quality customer service. The Patient Insurance Representative work environment may be in the physician practice or in a call center. This task-based, metrics driven position, reviews and interprets insurance authorization coverage online and through conversations with insurance company representatives. The Patient Insurance Representative supports multiple specialties, reviews patient charts, communicates with the physician office to obtain needed information and relays necessary information to the insurance company.
Department Description
Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org
EOE
Licensure
Not Applicable
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
Experience
1 Year Healthcare Required
WakeMed Health & Hospitals is a private, not-for-profit health care organization based in Raleigh, N.C.
The 900+ bed system comprises a network of health care facilities that includes:
• Level I Trauma Center and tertiary referral hospital, children’s hospital and rehabilitation hospital in Raleigh, N.C.
• Community hospital in Cary
• Women’s hospital and family health center in North Raleigh
• Comprehensive outpatient centers and freestanding emergency departments in Brier Creek, Garner and Apex
• Freestanding Children's Emergency Department and dedicated Children’s Hospital
• One of the highest volume heart centers in the United States
• Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Multiple outpatient rehabilitation sites
• 40+ primary care and specialty physician practices
• Home health services
WakeMed’s team of 8,000+ nurses, technologists and medical support staff and more than 1,000 affiliated physicians serve the residents of Wake County and beyond using the most advanced technologies and facilities to ensure the finest in health care.
Specialties
WakeMed is home to two nationally accredited, award winning Chest Pain Centers and two nationally accredited, award winning Stroke Centers. Centers of excellence include cardiac and vascular care, women’s and children’s services, physical rehabilitation, emergency and trauma, orthopedics, neurosciences, home care and numerous wellness and community outreach programs.
