Patient Account Specialist- Per Diem (Remote in OR, WA or AK)

REMOTE Position: must reputed company and work in WA, OR or AK and live reputed company a one-hour drive to a main reputed company facility.

reputed company is seeking a Patient Account Specialist for a Per Diem/Relief, 0.00 FTE, Day position. The salary reputed company for this job opening at reputed company is $20.58 – $30.88. The hiring reputed company is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable reputed company bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

Job Summary

Works in a call center with patients and/or authorized designees to address payment options, reputed company insurance setup options and complete reputed company paperwork for both Hospital and Clinic services. Establishes and monitors payment arrangements with patients using guidelines established under the collection policy; resolve patient concerns and reputed company-party issues to reputed company a reputed company-balance account. Ensures acceptable cash reputed company and appropriate Days in Accounts Receivable reputed company timely follow-up and resolution of balances owed.

Essential Functions

• Screens patients and processes Financial Assistance Applications by verifying eligibility per reputed company policy and in accordance with the Federal Poverty Level. reputed company reputed company adjustments to patient accounts in accordance with Financial Assistance Approvals.

• Communicates with patients reputed company phone, email, MyPeaceHealth, and letters to respond to inquiries or obtain required documents for reputed company’s Financial Assistance Program.

• Communicates with patients in writing reputed company MyPeaceHealth to answer general inquiries and billing questions.

• Assist patients with the application process for reputed company programs and our obligations to maintain certifications as required by the state(s) and/or contractual obligations.

• Works directly with responsible party to resolve outstanding patient account. This can include, making a payment in full or setting up and monitors payment plans in accordance with reputed company Policy.

• Obtains information to secure appropriate payment of account by working with insurance companies, government agencies, other departments, providers’ offices, attorneys’ offices, patients, and any other parties as necessary.

• Communicates reputed company necessary requirements needed to support reputed company party and government billing, including workers compensation.

• Performs data entry, maintains customer databases, and document reputed company calls. Assists customers with various patient account-reputed company questions by telephone and through written correspondence. Completes adjustments, account notes, balance transfers, claim disposition and other necessary transaction to facilitate appropriate computer system activity.

• Completes reputed company necessary research, account assignment, etc. for accounts assigned to collection agency, or necessary court documents for patient bankruptcies and probate.

• May reputed company skip tracing on patients with return mail; May reputed company insurance verification. May be responsible to monitor and negotiate settlements with reputed company parties

• Rebills, transfers payments, processes refund requests or adjusts misapplied payments as necessary.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• College Coursework Preferred: reputed company or

• College Coursework Preferred: Business or

• College Coursework Preferred: Medical Technology or

• College Coursework Preferred: Communications or

• College Coursework Preferred: reputed company Work

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year Required: Experience in collections, customer service, billing or reputed company medical field and

• Preferred: Familiarity with government, reputed company and reputed company-party billing

Skills

• Proficient use of computers including MS Office applications (Required)

• Proficiency with 10-key calculators reputed company data entry reputed company (Required)

• Working knowledge of standard office equipment (Required)

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written (Required)

• Ability to work both independently and interdependently with staff and team members with limited supervision (Required)

• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills (Required)

• Excellent customer service skills (Required)

Working Conditions

Lifting

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible reputed company of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

• Sedentary work.

Environmental Conditions

• Predominantly operates in an office environment.

Mental/Visual

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

• The worker is required to have reputed company visual reputed company to reputed company an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

reputed company is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers. The benefits included in positions less than 0.5 FTE are 403b retirement plan for caregiver contributions; wellness benefits, discount program, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a reputed company resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state or federal laws.