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Patient Account Specialist
400 W Mineral King Ave Visalia, CA 93291 US
Job Description
Hire Up Staffing and Healthcare is seeking a Patient Account Specialist for one of our healthcare clients. This is a 13- week assignment with the possibility of being extended or hired on permanently.
Schedule: Days, M-F. 40 Hours/13
Pay: $20
Essential Functions:
- Maintains complete and full knowledge of payer(s) assigned to ensure compliance of specific guidelines and rules.
- Brings any reimbursement or compliance concerns to the attention of the Patient Accounts Manager.
- Utilizes computer systems and/or billing reports to review all patient registrations or admissions for demographic information, appropriate financial class, insurance company and plan, and charges.
- Audits unbilled reports for potential holdups of patient accounts. Works closely with Medical Records on coding issues, Insurance Verification Clerk on insurance issues and other departments as necessary.
- Completes billing process. Ensures all charges are accurate and appropriate. Payer guidelines will be followed during the billing process.
- Reviews and researches patient account credits and refunds as appropriate to patient and/or payer.
- Receives all correspondence and inquiries related to patient accounts and payer contract for which they are responsible. Answers mail and take appropriate action within specified timeframe.
- Bills any secondary payers, change financial classes accordingly and sends appropriate collection system letter to patient for co-pays and deductibles owed, denied services, amounts applied to deductible, etc. Uses correct CDM code to identify what secondary payer was billed and when.
- Reviews and works aging reports to identify unpaid patient accounts. Follows up with payers for timely reimbursement.
Education and Work Experience:
- High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
- 1 Year of experience as a Patient Account Specialist and or medical billing education
If interested in applying for this position please visit our website or send resume to Renata at rsoto@hireuphealthcare.com
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Additional Information
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Renata Soto
Healthcare Account Manager
Meet Renata, our Healthcare Account Manager on the Central CA team! Before joining the team, Renata worked as a Recruiter for two years and in the school system doing HR, Recruiting, and Payroll. One work-related accomplishment that she has was cleaning up her past employer's system and making it run smoother and more effectively. Now, one of her professional goals that she has is to take on more responsibilities in the future or be promoted. Renata loves working at Hire Up because everyone works together as a team. Some things that Renata loves to do outside of the office is hang out with her animals, reading, she enjoys watching crime tv shows, and listening to podcasts.