"Financial Coordinator 1 - Kidney Acquisition - FT, Days"

Financial Coordinator 1 - Kidney Acquisition - FT, Days

Req ID: 122519

Location: Orange, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Kidney Acquisition

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $28.88/Hr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $49.76/Hr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

The Transplant Financial Coordinator I assists transplant patients with financially planning for their transplant surgery and future medical needs as well as assuring billing compliance. Incumbent will assess the patient's detailed insurance benefit information, advise patient regarding insurance issues and assists with completing a financial review with patients and family members during the initial evaluation. Serves as a resource for patients and family members on financial matters throughout the transplant/donation process. Works in conjunction with the Outreach Coordinator to establish and maintain business relationships with medical groups and external case managers to increase referrals and improve patient experience and efficiency of evaluation process. Educates various audiences (both clinical and non-clinical) as requested regarding insurance coverage, contracting, criteria for transplant listing and transplant program financial protocols.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Must demonstrate general understanding of medical terminology
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Demonstrated work experience with computer software programs such as MSOffice
• Demonstrated work experience interpreting and communicating health plan/insurance benefit coverage
• Demonstrated experience working in a hospital or medical office setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of demonstrated related work experience
• Demonstrated experience with referral authorization process
• Bilingual skills

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.