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Position Overview:\ The role of an employee in this position is to ensure their company receives payments for goods and services, and records these transactions accordingly. In this position you will be responsible for calculating and collecting data, updating patient data, developing payment plans, preparing statements and ensuring that patients are billed quickly and accurately.?\ \ Knowledge and Skills:\ To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\ \ Ability to prioritize and manage expectations\ A keen eye for detail\ Ability to work independently\ Ability to communicate articulately and efficiently with other people within the company\ Organization\ Data entry skills\ Thoroughness\ Excellent customer service skills and phone manner\ Ability to manage stress in a fast-paced environment\ Strong knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid practice\ Solid understanding of billing software and electronic medical records\ Ability to manage time effectively

\ Essential duties, functions, responsibilities include the following, but are not limited to, and other duties, functions, and responsibilities may be added.?\ \ Maintaining the billing system\ Maintain billing software by updating cash deposits and insurance claims\ Ensure the patients insurance information is accurate and up to date\ Generating invoices and account statements\ Performing account reconciliations\ Maintaining accounts receivable files and records\ Producing monthly reports to assist the Chief Financial Officer reconciliations\ Investigating and resolving any irregularities or enquiries\ Assisting in general financial management and analysis\ Posts customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions\ Posts revenues by verifying and entering from local deposits\ Post payments in a timely manner\ Monitor and record late payments\ Updates receivables by researching billed but unpaid claims\ Resolves valid or authorized deductions by entering adjusting entries\ Resolves invalid or unauthorized deductions by following pending deductions procedure\ Resolves collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history\ Summarizes receivables by maintain invoice accounts, coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; verifying totals; preparing reports\ Submit reimbursement requests to Medicare and Medicaid\ Prepare and submit billing data and medical claims to insurance companies\ Process insurance claims for private and employer insurance reimbursement\ Investigate and appeal denied claims\ Work with patients to develop self-pay arrangements and payment plans\ Enter charges accurately and expeditiously to ensure proper records handling and fast payment responses\ Examine patient bills for accuracy and request any missing information\ Process and follow up on payer denials, consulting with the patient and/or his or her family as needed\ Initiate private pay collections after insurance cancellation, denial or other issue\ Research and resolve client billing problems or issues\ Assist patients and their families with applying for charity care and other financial solutions following the financial assistance policy\ Document payment records and issues as they occur\ Collect and review referrals and pre-authorizations\ Protects hospitals value by keeping information confidential\ Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities\ Participates in departmental meetings and hospital wide meetings\ Performs other duties as assigned

Physical requirements:\ The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.?\ \ Education and Experience:\ \ High School Diploma or equivale