Temporary Patient Account Assistant 1 Flagstaff, AZ
Temporary Patient Account Assistant 1 Flagstaff, AZ
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Job Description
Overview
This is a temporary on-site position.
The Patient Account Assistant is the conduit between the patients visit and understanding medical bills. This position is ready to assist the patient by answering billing questions refunding or reprocessing. This role is responsible for taking inbound patient phone calls for payments complaints and questions. This position will also review accounts to provide itemized billing. This role is customer service oriented and conveys a helping attitude when speaking personally with patients through phone calls and if needed through email and letter correspondence.
This positions job responsibilities include handling patient complaints and grievances insurance and billing clarifications and corrections insurance and legal balance verifications processing credits and refunds facilitating relations with patients processing payments advising on financial assistance availability account advisement deceased patient account corrections and payroll deduction advisement and completion.
NAH reserves the right to make hiring decisions based on applicants state of residence if outside the state of Arizona. NAH currently hires for remote positions in the following states:
Responsibilities
Patient Assistance
* Contact patient as needed to collect payment refunds credits or adjust payments
* Responding to patients in a timely manner regarding benefits payments billing questions and all other claim related issues in a timely manner.
* Reviews payment posting and explanation of payments
*Reviews accounts thoroughly to ensure the patient was billed properly when patients make complaints
* Sets up payment plans for patients
* Researches returned mail with bad addresses via online and paper sources
* Facilities and helps patients through the patient grievance process
Compliance/Safety
* Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
* Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employees area of responsibility.
* If required for the position ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
* Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or GED- Required
Associates Degree- Preferred
Experience
Clerical secretarial receptionist experience - Preferred
Microsoft Windows workstation environments and MS Office products experience (i.e. MS Word MS Excel Outlook etc.)- Preferred
Customer Service- Preferred
Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers and competence in using computers and basic software programs.
Employment Type
Unclear
