KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

Responsible for verifying insurance and notifying payers of hospital stays.  Provides estimates and collects coinsurance.  Assist patients with insurance coverage options and enrollment.  Make financial arrangements on all patient account balances.  Provide accurate documentation on patient files.  Responsible for collection of accounts receivable. The Financial Counselor position requires fundamental knowledge of KVH collection policy as well as the many different options that a patient may have for financial assistance.

What is required...

• High School Diploma or GED
• One year patient account billing or collection experience
• Knowledge of insurance verification, authorization fundamentals, and financial assistance

What is preferred...

• Certified coder

Wage:  Wage range starts at $18.48/hour.  Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.  

FTE:  1.0 = 40 hours/week

Shift:  Primarily Monday - Friday; 8:00a - 5:00p

Benefits:  This position is benefits eligible