The Team Leader, Patient Insurance Rep will help patients seamlessly navigate complex billing, financial and insurance workflows. The Team Leader, Patient Insurance Rep is responsible for coordinating with physician practices and insurance companies to obtain authorization for scheduled surgeries and procedures. The Team Leader, Patient Insurance Rep will accurately perform administrative duties required to provide estimates, confirm insurance, secure authorizations, answer billing questions, provide estimates and collect payments. The Team Leader, Patient Insurance Rep will manage authorization, estimate and billing work queues, will serve as a mentor for Patient Insurance Representative peers and will assist with training new employees. As a liaison to patients, the community, and healthcare professionals, this position requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills to ensure delivery of the highest quality customer service. The Team Leader, Patient Insurance Rep work environment may be in the practice or in a call center. This task-based, metrics driven position, reviews and interprets insurance authorization coverage online and through conversations with insurance company representatives. The Team Leader, Patient Insurance Rep supports multiple specialties, reviews patient charts, communicates with the physician office to obtain needed information and relays necessary information to the insurance company. Department Description
Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org. EOE
Licensure
Not Applicable Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent Required Experience
At WakeMed Health & Hospitals, we are guided by a simple – yet powerful mission: to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all.To deliver on this mission, WakeMed employs the “best minds and the biggest hearts” in the business. Our team includes over 8,500 experienced registered nurses, technologists, medical professionals, support staff, and a medical staff of more than 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers who are dedicated to putting patients first.When it comes to culture and benefits, we recognize that when we take good care of our employees, our employees can take even better care of our patients. We proudly offer competitive salaries that reflect background, experience and special skills. Our benefits programs are designed to give you and your family the support you need for today while planning for a successful tomorrow. We promote diversity in the ...workplace, provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants, and we participate in E-verify.We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our employees and our employees care for the community.