Medical Collector (Medical Collection Agent)

Job Description

Job Description

The Medical Collector is responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating daily operations to ensure quality patient financial services and streamlined access to service for all patients. Responsibilities include providing administrative, and clerical services, coding, billing, collection of payments, and input into process improvement, with as strong focus on collections.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Strong focus on collections from insurance companies.
• Insurance verification for new and current patients, review of incoming authorizations, and accurate input into electronic medical records system (EMR) and practice management software.
• Able to determine patient financial responsibility as determined by the insurance company from EOBs, contract language, and contract management software.
• Research and verify patient demographic information through online verification systems.
• Verify insurance eligibility; get authorization and ability to identify different kinds of insurance coverage and limitation, when appropriate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate with diverse populations including physicians, employees, patients, and families.
• Analytical skills to evaluate patient's financial responsibility across all departments based on the guidelines provided.
• Work effectively with others. Collaborate with other staff in the department and other departments to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Effective appeal writing skills in collaboration with physicians for medical necessity appeals
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and problem solve.
• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism and accountability.
• Excellent computer skills and EMR knowledge.

(Medical Collector, Medical Collection Agent)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years experience in the healthcare collection required.

Exposure in an Oncology and/or Imaging setting is highly preferred.

Benefits for Fulltime Employees

We offer competitive salaries and a diverse blend of benefits and incentives. Benefits include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k matching
• Company-sponsored life insurance
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance
• Voluntary short-term / long-term disability options
• Flex PTO & paid holidays
• Employee recognition programs
• Team building events & employee appreciation lunches
• Referral bonus programs
• FSA
• Job training, professional development, & continued education

About the Practice and Mission

At the Beverly Hills Cancer Center, our primary goal is to cure every patient's cancer. Since we know that in many cases advanced-stage cancers cannot be cured, our next goal is to make cancer a chronic disease, with which our patients can live and lead relatively normal lives. We accomplish our goals daily in our Los Angeles facility, which provides state-of-the-art, cutting-edge medical treatment, and caring attention to the mind, body and soul of each and every patient. With this fusion of science and caring, we aim to provide our patients with the best possible healing, and pride ourselves for being one of the best cancer treatment centers internationally.

As a private, comprehensive facility, Beverly Hills Cancer Center provides state-of-the-art cancer treatment under one roof. Our facilities include an innovative radiation oncology center, a soothing and spacious infusion center, a full-service diagnostic imaging center (with MRI, CT, PET/CT, and Bone Scan technology), and a complete, award-winning diagnostic laboratory. We also conduct some of the world's leading clinical trials for cancer treatment right here in our facility - making ours one of the top cancer centers in Los Angeles and worldwide.

Driven by our unique model and goal to provide exceptional and personalized care, we have become the only private comprehensive cancer treatment facility in Southern California. By combining advanced treatment modalities and technologies, in a soothing environment with caring physicians and staff, we are able to provide maximum peace of mind for patients. While such things may seem like a luxury to some, here at the Beverly Hills Cancer Center we understand that a tranquil, stress-free environment is integral to the healing process.

Beverly Hills Cancer Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience (including specific industry), education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.