Revenue Cycle Specialist I (Cash Management)

Role Description

Under general supervision and following established practices, policies, and guidelines, provides billing support to Patient Financial Services, performing duties which will include:

• Payment posting to support our revenue cycle operations
• Identifying denials for follow up
• Performing account follow up activities
• Updating information on accounts

Positions at this level require a basic knowledge of assigned area, and general understanding of department functions and the revenue cycle. Incumbents are expected to:

• Organize, prioritize and perform work in a timely manner within established guidelines, practices and procedures
• Participate in department meetings and provide feedback to management on how to improve department processes
• Adhere to instructions, verbal and written, to achieve desired results
• Adhere to documentation standards of the department and properly use activity codes
• Correctly enter data in fields
• Maintain acceptable levels of speed and accuracy
• Effectively monitor assigned work queues and workload, ensuring resolution of accounts in a timely and accurate manner
• Take initiative on issues and/or problems by advancing them to supervisor
• Process incoming correspondence, based on reason code, timely and accurately
• Ensure information on the account is complete and accurate
• Adhere to payment timeline protocol and assist other team members with resolution of accounts when needed
• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of Cedars-Sinai core patient accounting systems and/or department specific systems and use them effectively and efficiently

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of assigned area
• General understanding of department functions and the revenue cycle

Requirements

• Ability to organize, prioritize and perform work in a timely manner
• Effective communication skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to monitor work queues and workload

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Paid time off
• 403(b) retirement plan