Accounts Receivable Specialist

Job description

Overview
Your expertise will ensure that payments from patients and third-party payors are made in a timely fashion, so we can continue our mission of making life better for others. We’ll rely on your ability to scan mail into electronic work bucket and process workload to resolution; monitor and process electronic and hardcopy payments; and run daily tapes on insurance voucher checks and personal payments. If you have these skills, we invite you to apply for this Accounts Receivable Specialist role.
Responsibilities
• Receives payments from patients and third-party payors for hospital and medical services and records amount received.
• Scans mail into electronic work bucket and processes workload to resolution.
• Monitors and processes electronic payment interfaces as well as hardcopy payments.
• Runs daily tapes on insurance voucher checks and personal payments.
• May specialize in types of payment, such as individual insurance checks, Workers Comp remittance, Clinic/Physician remittance, Medicare/Medicaid remittance or may specialize in one or more components of the essential functions or may be required to work with any combination of specialties.
• Works daily credit balance reports.

Qualifications
Education:
• High school graduate or equivalent

Experience:
• One year of healthcare clerical experience or healthcare admitting experience or applicable billing/cashiering experience.
• Experience working with electronic forms of data preferred.
• Healthcare cashiering experience preferred.

Skills:
• Net Typing of 40 wpm and PC based computer skills.
• 10-key by touch.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision, exercising independent judgment within stated guidelines.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills which promote cooperation and teamwork.
• Ability to withstand varying job pressures and organize/prioritize related job tasks.
• Excellent public relations skills and demonstrated ability to communicate in calm, businesslike manner.
• Ability to adapt to change.

Pay Range
USD $21.25 - USD $30.39 /Hr.
Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity
Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.
If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.
Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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