Financial Counselor - Eustis FSED

Position Summary About Orlando Health:

Located in Ocoee, Florida, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital is a 252-bed comprehensive medical and surgical acute-care facility that has been serving the residents of west Orange County for more than 70 years. Services range from 24/7 emergency care to cardiovascular and stroke care, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, minimally invasive robotic surgery and more. Our hospital has accreditations and designations in many specialty services, including bariatric surgery, spine surgery, stroke, and hip and knee joint replacement.

We also have earned 2024-25 High Performing Hospital ratings in five areas – COPD, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure and hip replacement – from U.S. News & World Report, and 2024 Top Teaching Hospital recognition from The Leapfrog Group.

Orlando Health – Health Central is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.
Position Summary:

The Financial Counselor assists patients and their families with a host of services to ensure that the process of collecting payments is fully explained and is as comfortable as possible.
Hours:

3/12 Hour Shifts New FSED Opening in Eustis, FL

Sunday – Tuesday: 7p-7:30a

Wednesday
- Part-time 7a-7:30p

Wednesday
- Part-time 7p- 7:30a

Thursday
- Saturday: 7a-7:30p

Thursday
- Saturday: 7p- 7:30a
Responsibilities Essential Functions
• Understands the importance Orlando Health places on providing exemplary customer service and performs job functions in a manner that helps meet the department customer service goals.
• Demonstrates a positive and professional approach and communicates effectively with customers and team members at all times.
• Efficiently and accurately gathers and inputs patient/guarantor demographic and financial information
• Contacts Primary Care or Admitting Physician to obtain authorizations, diagnosis, and procedure detail as necessary.
• Explains necessary forms and obtains signatures from patient/guarantor.
• Contacts appropriate payers, verifying benefits and obtaining necessary authorizations.
• Explains insurance benefits and collects co-pays, deductibles and self-pay portions due.
• Collects for related professional care when appropriate.
• Documents authorization and benefit information in registration system.
• Assembles patient record and obtains copies of relevant documents including insurance cards, photo identification cards and any advance directives.
• Demonstrates a basic knowledge of third party reimbursement requirements and regulations.
• Exhibits competency in the use of all registration systems, electronic verification tools and Web based resources.
• Follows Patient Financial Services self-pay policies including completion of Guarantor Financial Statement Application, explanation of payment options and collections of monies due.
• Follows Patient Financial Services policies related to cash handling.
• Performs basic individual cashiering functions.
• Collects and inventories patient valuables following policy…