"Financial Coordinator"

Financial Coordinator

Position Number: 400344

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Job Category: Staff - Office/Clerical

Organizational Unit Overview:

The Division of Infectious Diseases at The Brody School of Medicine provides state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of infections. Infectious Disease doctors help ensure the timely diagnosis and treatment of acute infections by recommending the appropriate diagnostic tests to identify the source of infections and by recommending the appropriate antibiotic to treat the infection. We are dedicated to the treatment of people infected with HIV in Eastern North Carolina. Our physicians and physician extenders currently provide care for more than 1,500 patients in our clinic in Greenville as well as another 300 patients in clinics in surrounding counties. Faculty members are currently collecting data to address the issue of the disproportionate infection rate of HIV in African Americans. The division is involved in many clinical trials involving HIV therapies. These trials provide needed drugs to persons who may otherwise not be able to receive treatment.

Job Duties:

The Financial Coordinator (FC) will be responsible for a range of services related to managing the financial obligations of the Ryan White (RW) accounts related to the Adult Specialty Care clinic. The primary responsibilities include financial screening of HIV clients who: are new to the clinic, are self-pay, have self-pay balances, have delinquent accounts. The FC is responsible for reviewing the appropriateness and accuracy of daily clinic entries, correcting errors as needed; reviewing daily, bi-monthly/ or monthly transactional billing reports and working with ECU Billing Office (BO) staff and RW staff to resolve identified errors; and working with the BO team to generate a RW corporate account invoice report. The FC is responsible for preparing monthly billing invoices for outside hospitals. The person in this position must have in-depth knowledge of the electronic health record (EHR), insurance EHR and on-line verifications, and the scheduling application. The employee must be knowledgeable of all patient access services roles (front-desk, and financial counseling).

CLINICAL SUPPORT POSITION - NOT SUBJECT TO STATE HUMAN RESOURCES ACT.

Employment in this position provides eligibility to participate in the UNC Optional Retirement Program (ORP) which offers matching employer contributions and employee control of investment choices, along with eligibility to participate in various Voluntary Supplemental Retirement Plans (401k, 403b, 457). This position is not eligible to participate in the NC Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS). Additionally, this position offers multiple voluntary options for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance as well as various supplemental plans including Critical Illness, Flexible Spending Accounts, Cancer, and Disability.

*While this position is not automatically eligible for the NC Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS), new hires transferring from another North Carolina state agency and current ECU employees transferring internally who had been enrolled in TSERS in their previous employment will continue participation in TSERS. These individuals may be able to elect to participate in ORP if they had not been offered that option at the time of their initial enrollment into TSERS.*

Minimum Education/Experience:

High school diploma or equivalency and one year of related office experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation:

None

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

None