Financial Assistant

Job summary

The financial assistant is responsible for creating accurate cost estimates and processing invoices for hearing devices and services. They also manage billing for clinic visits and maintain communication with clients, hospital departments, and funding sources.

Job details

Assisting clients in securing third party funding for devices is an important task that falls within the role of financial assistant. The financial assistant is responsible for working with the clinician and client to create accurate cost estimates and for the timely processing of invoices to multiple payers, where clients have received hearing devices and/or services from the Audiology Hearing Aid Dispensary. Billing for clinic visits (self pay and other). Much communication occurs with team members, other hospital departments, clients and their respective agents and outside funding sources. 1. Graduate of Community College Business Administration or Accounting program, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 2. A minimum of two years current, related experience. 3. Preference will be shown to applicants with previous experience in acquiring 3rd party funding assistance or adjudication. 4. Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills, including Word, Excel, Meditech, Hearware. 5. Demonstrated excellence in effective written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills within a professional environment. 6. Demonstrated effective problem-solving abilities. 7. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, with excellent organization skills. 8. Demonstrated ability to work on own initiative, organize and establish priorities. 9. Demonstrated ability to appreciate confidential nature of position. 10. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment. 11. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning.

What you’ll do

The financial assistant is responsible for creating accurate cost estimates and processing invoices for hearing devices and services. They also manage billing for clinic visits and maintain communication with clients, hospital departments, and funding sources.

Requirements

Candidates must have a business administration or accounting education and at least two years of related experience. Proficiency in office software and strong organizational and communication skills are required.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred
• Billing · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Financial assistance
• Cost estimation
• Invoice processing
• Billing
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Organization
• Time management
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Meditech
• Hearware
• Interpersonal skills
• Teamwork
• Confidentiality
• MEDITECH EHR
• Organizational Skills
• Ability To Meet Deadlines
• Accounting
• Adjudication
• Audiology
• Business Administration
• Computer Literacy
• Interpersonal Communications
• Invoicing
• Problem Solving
• Verbal Communication Skills

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Administrative
• Healthcare
• Customer Service & Support
• Financial Assistant
• Accounts Payable / Receivable Clerk
• Accounting Associate Professionals
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks