Durango Outpatient Surgery Center is hiring a Insurance Verification Specialist/ Registration Specialist Full Time

Job Summary: The Insurance Verification Specialist/ Registration Specialist is responsible for validating and entering patient information and insurance coverage into the appropriate computer system. Duties may also include communicating with physician offices, insurance carriers, and patient follow-ups.

Job Duties:

• Contacts all insurance carriers per patient, to insure proper coordination and reimbursement of benefits.
• Breaks down managed care contract reimbursements and estimates patient(s) financial responsibilities.
• Works closely with physician offices and patients to provide accurate patient financial responsibilities and to ensure scheduled procedures/admissions have proper pre-authorization.
• Interacts appropriately and effectively with all patient/others regardless of age or ethnic background.
• Update patient demographics, insurance carriers/information in the system.
• Follows all equipment safety guidelines and is personally responsible for knowledgeable use and care for all business equipment.
• Ability to collect upfront payment or set up recurring payment plans in the practice management software within the standard operating procedures.

What We Offer

As a valued member of USPI, your health and well‑being are important to us. We are proud to provide you and your dependents with valuable and significant benefits. USPI knows the value of well-rounded, balanced employees, which is why we offer a variety of additional benefits to help manage life’s daily stresses.

• Monday to Friday work schedule, variable schedule
• Off on holidays and weekends
• NO CALL required
• Health, Dental & Vision Coverage 
• 401(k) retirement plan 
• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Company Paid Holidays 
• Employee Assistance Programs 
• Health Savings Account/ Flexible Spending Account 
• Education Assistance 

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner. USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

• Minimum 2 years of previous experience ASC or Hospital insurance verification experience preferred  
• High school graduate or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with patients over the phone and in person
• Medical Terminology experience preferred
• Forty-five (45) wpm typing skills required.
• Must have the skills necessary to operate the office equipment required to fulfill job duties.
• Familiar with patient accounting software, especially AdvantX.
• Knowledge of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Outlook.

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