Patient Account Representative

Job Title Insurance Claims Processor Job Description Responsible for preparation, editing and submission of accurate and timely insurance claims (electronic and manual) to regulatory payers (including Medicare, Medicaid, L&I, VA, Crime Victims & Healthy Options), for primary, secondary, late charge and corrected claims. Reviews and resolves billing edits in EPIC and in claims scrubber system. Verifies accuracy of claims submitted to payers. Claims process includes reconciling claim runs, creating electronic claim files, and resolving errors. Resolve claims editing issues and interact with third party clearinghouse or the claims scrubber vendor to produce clean claims. Identifies recurring billing errors and trends and reports them to supervisor when necessary. Conduct research / analyze coding errors, document billing issues / trends, and assist with problem solving and solutions. Process credit balances due to regulatory payers. Providence Swedish caregivers are not simply valued they're invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Shared Services thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them. Required Qualifications Coursework/Training Medical terminology and medical coding training in an accredited school. Or equivalent on-the-job training in a billing role 1 year of experience in hospital insurance regulatory billing, including Medicare, Medicaid and / or Labor & Industries (L&I) Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Management or health care administration A strong technical background including experience with automated systems Experience working with Provider One, MECA, FSS0 and/or CWF Why Join Providence Swedish? Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve. About Providence At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. About the Organization Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.