Join the team at Avera!

Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

Join Avera as a Health Unit Coordinator and join a mission-driven organization with a great company culture and team environment.

Position Highlights:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!

• Options for Free Health Insurance!

• Career Growth: Great opportunity to obtain healthcare experience for those that are looking to further their education in healthcare or be involved in an ever-changing career with upward mobility.

• Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve.

  Job Summary

• The Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) greets patients, obtains, and verifies patient information/identification and updates patient records accordingly.

• The HUC makes future patient appointments, runs a necessary schedule, checks in patients for the day’s appointments and oversees the daily schedule and coordination of treatment start dates, intakes/admissions, and performs data entry and charges.

• Collects, verifies, and audits for charge correctness and completeness prior to being processed for billing, insurance filing, and revenue reporting.

• Monitors daily flow of charge tickets or electronic charges to guarantee accuracy and timeliness of output.

• Takes telephone calls regarding billing issues and provides information as requested. Obtains proof of patient identification and insurance coverage.

• The HUC serves as a liaison for nurses, counselors, techs, and patients in interdepartmental communications.

• Must be committed to the disease concept and the 12-step process.

• This position requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality pursuant to HIPAA and 42 CFR, Part 2 guidelines and agency policies.

  Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.

• Experience in health-related occupation desirable. Advanced secretarial/clerical and accounting experience is preferred.

• 1-2 years of experience and/or training is preferred.

  Licensure/Certification/Registration

• BLS –Basic Life Support is required.

• CPI –Crisis Prevention Intervention is required.

  Work Schedule

• Monday – Friday; 48 hours every 2 weeks

• 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

• No weekends or holidays

  Pay

  The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

• $17.50 - $23.00 per hour

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