Medical Billing Specialist

Payment Poster

Under the direction of the PFS Manager leadership the Payment Poster will be responsible for posting EFT insurance payments posting patient payments reconciling patient accounts and other tasks related to payment posting. The Payment Poster is responsible for addressing billing issues and prioritizing work assignments based on project and support requirements. The Payment Poster will create and maintain spreadsheets as needed and serve as a point of contact for posting/EFT/EOB issues. They will be responsible for advising management on any payment issues that will affect posting and cash flow for the hospital.

Education/Training: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Licenses/Certification: N/A

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum 3 years of information systems experience preferably in healthcare and with Cerner.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a business office setting.
• Providing exceptional customer service.
• Medical billing background with an emphasis on payment posting.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to workflow design issue escalation and other projects that support business needs.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Proven record of producing quality deliverables and completing projects on time.
• Strong written communication skills including project documentation and technical writing
• Strong verbal communication skills while interacting with team members end users and other departments throughout the organization.
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to be a team player flexible friendly congenial and enthusiastic.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products including Word Excel and PowerPoint

Physical demands include the ability to sit for more than six hours per day. Ability to communicate via telephone orally and hear conversation more than 50 of the time. Upper extremity demands include ability to perform data entry with repetitive hand movement and visual concentration at video display terminal to review and enter data.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• Cerner System Experience.
• Possesses strong self-organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Effective communicator with staff and leadership.
• Detail oriented.
• Knowledge of Payer Explanation of Benefits.
• Knowledge of 3rd party payment reimbursement.
• Previous electronic and manual cash posting experience.
• Previous cash handling experiences balancing at the end of day.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Job Functions:

• Posting of EFT insurance payments and patient payments (Electronic and manual).
• Ability to use office equipment such as calculator fax copy machine.
• Ability to reconcile patient accounts.
• Mentor colleagues in the development of Cerner application and project management knowledge for successful completion of daily tasks.
• Independently manages your work to complete tasks based on clearly defined project milestones.
• Identify and escalate any issues/problems/delays that may adversely impact cash flow.
• Achieve in depth knowledge of respective Cerner applications and stay current with new application functionality and enhancement.
• Provides Cerner system support training for all new hires.
• Coordinates internal resources with third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of multiple projects.

Salary Range: $18.71-$28.26

Sturdy Memorial Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. There is no discrimination because of race color creed age gender sexual orientation national origin veteran status or disability.