Patient Account Representative

Patient Account RepresentativeFriends Hospital is the nation's oldest private psychiatric hospital, located on a beautiful 100-acre campus in Philadelphia, PA. Friends Hospital offers a continuum of care including level of care assessments; specially designed inpatient units for adolescents, adults, and older adults; and a private residential rehabilitation program. Friends Hospital is easily accessed via public transportation and has free, safe, on-site parking.The Patient Account Representative is responsible for billing and collections of all HIPAA compliant claims to insurance companies for payment of all patient related charges and following up on accounts within 30 days. This position is also responsible for secondary billing, processing refunds, requesting allowances, recommending accounts for bad debt, write offs and referring accounts to self-pay for patient pay amounts. Other responsibilities include verification of benefits, filing, excel spreadsheets, interacting with patients when financial counseling is needed, and some travel may be involved for trainings.Benefit Highlights:Challenging and rewarding work environmentCompetitive CompensationExcellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan401(K) with company match and discounted stock planGenerous Paid Time OffTuition Reimbursement ProgramCareer development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ SubsidiariesQualifications:Education: High School diploma or equivalent.Experience: One to three years of experience with psychiatric inpatient electronic billing systems, Medicare billing experience, cash posting experience, and paper insurance billing claims follow-up preferred.EEO Statement: All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.Notice: At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: or View phone number on click.appcast.io.