Patient Financial Counselor - AUTHORIZATIONS
Richland, WAFull-time$20.92–32/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Under the direction of the Manager, Patient Access, the Patient Financial Counselor obtains third-party payer authorizations and verifies coverage and benefit information. The role maintains compliance with department and payer regulations and requirements to support facility reimbursement, and performs related duties as assigned. The position is part of Kadlec Regional Medical Center’s patient-focused healthcare organization.
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Description
Under the direction of the Manager, Patient Access, obtains third party payer authorizations, verifies coverage and benefit information. Consistently maintains compliance with department and payer regulations and requirements to ensure the facility optimum reimbursement, and performs related duties as assigned.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Kadlec Regional Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required qualifications:
- 1 year General office experience which includes public interaction.
Preferred qualifications:
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Medical insurance experience.
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Medical setting experience.
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of providing safe, compassionate care
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
About the Team
Located in sunny Tri-Cities, Washington, Kadlec is the largest non-profit healthcare provider in the region, offering primary and specialty care to patients in the Tri-Cities and surrounding region. Kadlec is the premier choice for customer service excellence, providing compassionate healthcare by combining cutting-edge technology and innovation with evidence-based, patient-focused care.
Kadlec is the home to a growing open-heart surgery and interventional cardiology program, the region's only level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a world-class all digital outpatient imaging center as well as a number of other innovative services and programs.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
For any concerns with this posting relating to the posting requirements in RCW 49.58.110(1), please click here where you can access an email link to submit your concern.
Requsition ID: 464748 Company: Kadlec Jobs Job Category: Patient Financial Services Job Function: Revenue Cycle Job Schedule: Full time Job Shift: Day Career Track: Admin Support Department: 3010 AUTHORIZATIONS Address: WA Richland 888 Swift Blvd Work Location: Kadlec Regional Medical Ctr-Richland Workplace Type: On-site Pay Range: $20.92 - $32.00 The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
How this job compares
Set against the 967 open Patient Access jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20.92–32/hr
- Washington median$23–36/hr32 hourly ranges
- US median$20–29/hr387 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $26.46/hr, is 10% below the Washington median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Patient Access hourly ranges in Washington.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 36 open Patient Access jobs in Washington and 967 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Washington
- Swedish Health Services20 open
- Providence5 open
- Kadlec (this employer)3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Patient Access postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (673 postings).
- Education
- 162 of the 967 open Patient Access jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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