Hybrid Insurance Counselor I

at DaVita Kidney Care

• Job title: Insurance Counselor I
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: $23 - $29 per hour
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Yakima, United States

About the role

• Insurance Counselor at DaVita providing education on health insurance options and supporting patients. Requires travel to multiple clinics and a minimum of 1 year healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides education and guidance to DaVita patients about health insurance and the implications of different insurance options
• Helps patients understand their insurance options and make informed employment and insurance decisions
• Conducts patient insurance education while operating within established compliance parameters of the company
• Identifies and effectively communicates opportunities to better the insurance status of the patient to help reduce or alleviate financial risk and burden
• Provides information to patients to help them find and/or secure options for insurance coverage and other financial assistance programs as necessary
• Provides a high-level of customer service to patients across multiple DaVita Dialysis facilities to ensure educational needs are met and to ensure patient questions or issues are addressed effectively
• Completes insurance assessments/evaluations for patients to accurately document patient education sessions
• Acts as a liaison between patients, facility teammates, billing office and the corporate office to resolve patient insurance issues and/or concerns
• Builds and maintains relationships with field partners (e.g. Home Program Departments, Facility Administrators, Social Workers, Administrative Assistants etc.) to ensure seamless patient support
• Works closely with supervisor/manager to meet objectives, deadlines, and reporting/measurement requirements as they pertain to patient education.
• Provides monthly reporting and analysis on key metrics related to patient education and advocacy as well as actively participates in monthly operations reviews on assigned patient portfolio
• Seeks to find opportunities for continued process improvement and reviews ideas with team and operational leadership
• Attends team meetings, phone conferences, and trainings as needed; may assist with onboarding and training of new teammates or other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Full vaccination against COVID-19 or a medical/religious exemption is required
• High School Diploma or equivalent is required
• Basic computer skills, high speed internet (minimum of 40 GB) and a private workspace, and secure transportation to DaVita facilities to perform the duties of the job
• Minimum of two (1) years' experience working with Medicare and Medicaid insurance as well as commercial insurance plans and benefits (PPO, HMO, POS, EPO, Indemnity) strongly preferred
• Minimum of two (1) years’ experience in a healthcare organization working with clinical staff and patients preferred
• Intermediate computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required
• Power Point preferred
• Bilingual/Spanish Speaking strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.