Patient Account Representative
Company: CommonSpirit Health
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: May 15, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview:
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds, 48
licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites,
and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest
Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition, we
offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small
Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit, Family Care Center, a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand
Heart, and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane
Interventional Suite, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics,
and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children's Miracle
Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald
House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a
trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and
Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1956. - Click
here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.
Responsibilities:
The Patient Account Representative is responsible to manage the
billing and collections related tasks associated to patient
accounts for hospital and clinic facilities. The primary purpose of
this position is to perform timely and accurate billing and/or
collections to patient's insurance carrier; these carriers may
include Commercial, Managed Care, Government, and/or Third-Party
carriers. This role performs follow-up activities to ensure
accounts are processed and paid accurately, billed/appealed timely
and to ensure other necessary actions are completed to resolve open
AR balances including credit balances. May perform other duties as
assigned which include; communicating with internal departments,
insurance payers, patients and other healthcare providers,
training, AR projects and participating in training classes and
other meetings related to Patient Financial Services in
general.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:1+ years' experience with billing,
collections, and/or Revenue Cycle operations in an acute care or
ambulatory setting High school graduate or equivalent is required
Knowledge of Government and/or Non-Government billing and
collections regulations Knowledge of claim submission, claims
follow-up, appeals process, and medical and billing
terminologySpecial Skills:Experience in medical billing and
collections in a clinical settingStrong understanding of
calculations and medical terminologyAbility to use computer and
Windows PC applications, which includes strong keyboard and
navigation skills Knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel and
OutlookTyping Speed 40 WPMTen Key - 8,000 key strokes per hour
Phone and Customer Service Etiquette Ability to work within a team
environment Proficient to multi-task, research and troubleshoot
billing and or payer issuesMust be detailed oriented and have
excellent analytical skillsMust have excellent verbal and written
skillsThis position is represented by SEIU United Healthcare
Workers.
Keywords: CommonSpirit Health, Bakersfield , Patient Account Representative, Other , Bakersfield, California
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