Financial Aid Counselor - Higher Ed. jobs in Lorain, OH

Financial Aid Counselor - Higher Ed. administers the financial aid program and provides application counseling. Decides to award scholarships, grants, and other monetary rewards. Being a Financial Aid Counselor - Higher Ed. audits and reconciles financial aid accounts. Requires a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Financial Aid Counselor - Higher Ed. typically reports to a supervisor. The Financial Aid Counselor - Higher Ed. gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. To be a Financial Aid Counselor - Higher Ed. typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2025 Salary.com)

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Financial Counselor
  • Ensemble RCM LLC
  • Lorain, OH FULL_TIME
  • Thank you for considering a career at Ensemble Health Partners!

    Ensemble Health Partners is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country.

    Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference

    The Opportunity:

    CAREER OPPORTUNITY OFFERING:

    • Bonus Incentives

    • Paid Certifications

    • Tuition Reimbursement

    • Comprehensive Benefits

    • Career Advancement

    • This position pays between $17.20- $18.45/hr based on experience

    The Opportunity:

    The Financial Counselor (FC) role is responsible for the review of benefits and collection of bedded patient (inpatient, observation or bedded outpatient) liability inclusive of previous balances throughout Ensemble Health Partners. Additionally, this position includes conducts essential reporting and auditing, and has a comprehensive understanding of the client’s financial assistance (FA) policy to offer the FA application, explain its contents, and answer any questions. The FC is responsible for performing these functions while meeting the mission of Ensemble Health Partners and all regulatory compliance requirements. The FC will work within the policies and processes as they are being performed across the entire organization.

     

    Job Responsibilities:

    • Responsible for obtaining patient insurance and financial information to determine estimates and collect on estimated patient liabilities (including copays, deductibles, co-insurance, and past due/outstanding balances after financial assistance has been applied) and meeting assigned daily point of service (POS) collection goals.

    • Carry out notifications to recently discharged (within 7 days) bedded patients that did not pay estimated liabilities including attempts within account notations.

    • Partner in daily cashiering responsibilities as assigned by client, including but not limited to daily cash reconciliation and daily deposit functions.

    • Responsible for flat-rate contracts, bundled services, and all applicable self-pay options.

    • Facilitate internal and external communication with key stakeholders on case statuses and escalations.

    • Collaborate with Case Management and/or Utilization Management regarding regulatory form completion, including but not limited to Hospital Inpatient Notices of Non-Coverage (HINNs), Lifetime Reserve Day (LTR) declinations, etc.

    • Responsible for running, monitoring, and working on the missed collection opportunities report for potential process improvements and follow-up, making at least three documented attempts each day to visit or contact patients when listed in an inpatient status.

    • Maintain Client and/or Ensemble-specific work queues as applicable to the FC role, including unbilled edits.

    • Completes various follow-up reports as assigned including but not limited to accounts requiring next-day verification and denial root cause analysis.

    • Manage communications with patients that are unable to make payments while in-house.

    • Ensure completion of all required registration-related consents/forms at or after patient admission.

    • Develop and submit CFO escalations of uncollected estimated liabilities in compliance with existing financial clearance policies.

    • Assists eligibility specialists in the verification of insurance information such as: Medicaid and charity processing, complete payor searches for secondary coverages, query coverage for self-pay patients and provide coordination of benefits education.

    • Work daily queues to complete, update, and clear any unbilled accounts as needed and assigned.

    Experience We Love:

    • 1 - 3 years of customer service experience

     Required Qualifications: 

    • High School Diploma/GED Required

    • CRCR Required within 6 months of hire

    Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

    • ​Have a basic understanding of the following based on prior work:

    • Medicare & Medicaid benefits

    • Labor & Delivery benefits

    • Understanding and explaining EOBs

    • Grants and research

    • Black Lung qualification

    • COBRA benefits

    • Healthcare Sharing Ministry coverages

    • Billing and back-end processes

    • Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting Systems (DEERS) process

    Join an award-winning company

    Three-time winner of “Best in KLAS” 2020-2022

    2022 Top Workplaces Healthcare Industry Award

    2022 Top Workplaces USA Award

    2022 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards

    • Innovation

    • Work-Life Flexibility

    • Leadership

    • Purpose Values

    Bottom line, we believe in empowering people and giving them the tools and resources needed to thrive. A few of those include:

    • Associate Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs. 
    • Our Culture – Ensemble is a place where associates can do their best work and be their best selves. We put people first, last and always. Our culture is rooted in collaboration, growth, and innovation.  
    • Growth – We invest in your professional development. Each associate will earn a professional certification relevant to their field and can obtain tuition reimbursement. 
    • Recognition – We offer quarterly and annual incentive programs for all employees who go beyond and keep raising the bar for themselves and the company. 

    Ensemble Health Partners is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.  Ensemble Health Partners also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

    Ensemble Health Partners provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. If you require accommodation in the application process, please contact TA@ensemblehp.com.

    This posting addresses state specific requirements to provide pay transparency.  Compensation decisions consider many job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location; knowledge; skills; relevant experience; education; licensure; internal equity; time in position.  A candidate entry rate of pay does not typically fall at the minimum or maximum of the role’s range.

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PFS Representative / Financial Counselor
  • The Bellevue Hospital
  • Bellevue, OH FULL_TIME
  • TITLE: Patient Financial Services Representative DEPARTMENT: Patient Financial Services IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR JOB TITLE: Patient Financial Services Leader Position Summary: The Patient Financial Servic...
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Sales Development Representative
  • Label Aid
  • Huron, OH FULL_TIME
  • Sales Development Representative (SDR)Label Aid Inc.About Us:Label Aid Inc. is an innovative flexographic and digital printing company specializing in the production of labels, tags, and tape for a wi...
  • 28 Days Ago

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Account Executive
  • Label Aid
  • Huron, OH FULL_TIME
  • Account Executive (AE) Label Aid Inc.About Us:Label Aid Inc. is an innovative flexographic and digital printing company specializing in the production of labels, tags, and tape for a wide range of app...
  • 2 Months Ago

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Life Enrichment Assistant. NEW HIGHER PAYRATE!
  • Flat Rock Homes
  • Bellevue, OH FULL_TIME
  • Free meal offered on shift!Day Shift: Tuesday through Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.You get to work with a great population of people with developmental disabilities enriching their lives one shift a...
  • 17 Days Ago

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ED Paramedic PRN
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Avon, OH FULL_TIME
  • Paramedics provide emergency treatment, including advanced life support, to patients in emergencies. The Paramedic's role is to assess the urgent medical needs of patients and stabilize their conditio...
  • 23 Days Ago

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Regulatory Compliance Specialist Food Products
  • IMCD Group
  • Westlake, OH
  • Regulatory Compliance Specialist Food Products RegulatoryCompliance Specialist - Food and Pet Food Industries IMCD US cu...
  • 1/2/2025 12:00:00 AM

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Financial Representative
  • Western & Southern Financial Group
  • Avon Lake, OH
  • Explore Your Future at Western & Southern Life Do you have a desire to be part of a team of talented people who are driv...
  • 1/1/2025 12:00:00 AM

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Associate Financial Advisor
  • Duncan Financial Group
  • Strongsville, OH
  • About Duncan Financial Group Headquartered in Irwin, Pennsylvania – we help clients build and protect a better financial...
  • 1/1/2025 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Medicare Compliance Analyst
  • Medical Mutual
  • Brooklyn, OH
  • Note, this is a hybrid role reporting to Brooklyn, Ohio. Founded in 1934, Medical Mutual is the oldest and one of the la...
  • 1/1/2025 12:00:00 AM

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Financial Representative
  • The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
  • Elyria, OH
  • Explore Your Future at Western & Southern Life Do you have a desire to be part of a team of talented people who are driv...
  • 12/31/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Clinical Quality & Compliance Specialist
  • OhioGuidestone
  • Berea, OH
  • Your story. Our mission. A perfect match. You have a place at OhioGuidestone, the state's leader in behavioral health!We...
  • 12/31/2024 12:00:00 AM

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KPB Wealth Services Portfolio Manager
  • KeyBank
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Location: 4900 Tiedeman Road - Brooklyn, Ohio 44144-2302 JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY: Manages and constructs investment port...
  • 12/31/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Compliance Officer (Attorney or CRCM)
  • United Consumer Financial Services
  • Westlake, OH
  • SUMMARY Responsibility for consumer finance compliance in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Develops compliance strategies to ma...
  • 12/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

Lorain /ləˈreɪn/ is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, approximately 30 miles west of Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 64,097, making it Ohio's tenth largest city, the third largest in Greater Cleveland, and the largest in Lorain County by population. The city is notable for its deindustrialized economy, formerly being home to the American Ship Building Company Lorain Yard, Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant, and United States Steel Corporation's...
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Income Estimation for Financial Aid Counselor - Higher Ed. jobs
$42,043 to $54,390
Lorain, Ohio area prices
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