Patient Accounts Associate

Patient Accounts Associate

We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We've become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.

Position Details:

As the Patient Accounts Associate, you will process invoices in a timely manner, manage patient billing and accounts receivable, and ensure collection of outstanding payments. Furthermore, you will work closely with our clinicians, patients, and internal teams to resolve billing discrepancies, track payments, and maintain accurate financial records.

Reporting to the Senior Patient Accounts Associate, this is a full-time, non-exempt, hybrid (4 days in office, 1 day remote) position located in our Midtown, NY office.

You Will:

• Process all payments in the electronic medical record (EMR) system.
• Manage billing related documentation including invoices, credit card authorizations, and consents.
• Facilitate open balances, payment plans, follow-up and escalation to ensure accounts are consistently up to date.
• Provide high quality customer service in daily interaction with patients and families.
• Understand mental health billing codes, rules, and regulations, and clearly communicate with patients and clinicians.
• Review daily transactions and process corrections.
• Liaise with insurance companies on patients' behalf when necessary.
• Resolve urgent, sensitive, and confidential issues with discretion and integrity, and strictly protect personal health information.

You Have:

• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Special Consideration: Please upload a cover letter as a part of your application process.

Our Benefits

Our great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, flexible work schedules, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.

Pay Range

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

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