Patient Account Representative
Patient Account Representative
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Job Description
Overview
Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1931 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino California. The hospital offers a full complement of services including the Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute an award-winning orthopedics program surgical weight loss and is an official Neurovascular Stroke Center as designated by ICEMA. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit here for more information.
Responsibilities
The Patient Account Representative manages billing and collection tasks associated with patient accounts for hospital and clinic facilities. This position focuses on ensuring timely and accurate billing and collections with various insurance carriers including Commercial Managed Care Government and Third-Party payers. The representative performs follow-up activities to resolve accounts receivable (AR) balances including credit balances and ensures accounts are processed billed appealed and paid accurately.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform timely and accurate billing and collections with insurance carriers.
- Conduct follow-up activities to ensure accurate processing payment and resolution of open AR balances including credit balances.
- Communicate with internal departments insurance payers patients and healthcare providers to address account issues.
- Participate in training sessions AR projects and meetings related to Patient Financial Services.
- Support the efficient operation of billing and collections processes by completing other assigned duties as needed.
This position requires strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication to support accurate and timely financial processes for patient accounts.
Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent is required.
- 1 years experience with billing collections and/or Revenue Cycle operations in an acute care or ambulatory setting.
- Experience in medical billing and collections in a clinical setting
- Strong understanding of calculations and medical terminology
- Ability to use computer and Windows PC applications which includes strong keyboard and navigation skills.
- Knowledge in Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook.
- Phone and Customer Service Etiquette
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Proficient to multi-task research and troubleshoot billing and or payer issues.
- Must be detailed oriented and have excellent analytical skills. Must have excellent verbal and written skills.
Required Experience:
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