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Description

This is a hybrid role (remote/in office work)

The Senior Patient Financial Counselor is responsible for insurance and eligibility verifications and assessment of financial requirements of recommended treatments including, but not limited to, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, office visits, integrated supportive care services, and other cancer-related therapy or services. The Senior Patient Financial Counselor counsels the patient on insurance benefits, co-payments, and out of pocket expenses. The Senior Patient Financial Counselor is responsible for obtaining any required preauthorization for procedures, treatments, and admissions and is responsible for obtaining grants and drug assistance programs to support the patient's financial needs and provide access to care. This position is forward facing with patients and works collaboratively with referral coordinators, physicians, social work, nursing staff, pharmacy, and third-party payers

Providence Swedish caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish First Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

+ Associate's Degree in Accounting, business administration, or related field --or--

+ an equivalent combination of training and experience

+ 2 years of prior background in:

+ A healthcare setting of billing --or--

+ A healthcare setting of financial counseling --or--

+ A healthcare setting of financial advocacy

+ Proficiency in medical terminology

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, business administration, or related field

Why Join Providence Swedish?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

About the Team

Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

**Requsition ID:** 368146

**Company:** Swedish Jobs

**Job Category:** Patient Financial Services

**Job Function:** Revenue Cycle

**Job Schedule:** Full time

**Job Shift:** Day

**Career Track:** Admin Support

**Department:** 3901 SFH MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

**Address:** WA Seattle 1221 Madison

**Work Location:** Swedish First Hill 1221 Madison-Seattle

**Workplace Type:** Hybrid

**Pay Range:** $26.30 - $40.25

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.