Accounts Receivable Specialist - Billing and Collections

Accounts Receivable Specialist - Billing and Collections

Responsibilities

• Process accounts receivable for all medical services provided by MFH programs.
• Make deposits of all remittances that are not electronically deposited.
• Post all patient account deposits in MFH's Electronic Medical Records System.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and adjustments as needed.
• Maintain accurate records of payments, adjustments, and denials.
• Assist in preparing financial reports and identifying trends in accounts receivable.
• Perform other duties requested by the Director of Revenue or CFO.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in finance, healthcare administration, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of three to five years of related experience in medical billing and accounts receivable.
• Detailed knowledge of healthcare accounting as it relates to accounting for patient accounts receivable, revenue, and contractual.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, billing codes, and insurance processes.
• Ability to receive verbal and written directions.
• Must be physically capable of sitting and standing for several hours at a time.
• Must have good auditory, visual and olfactory ability.
• Ability to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Must be able to maintain effective audio, visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, communicating with others, reading and writing, and operating office equipment and other treatment equipment.
• Must be able to use a telephone to communicate verbally and a computer to communicate through written means, to review information and enter/retrieve data, to see and read characters on a computer screen, chart or other treatment items.
• Must be willing and able to work with all patients of Methodist Family Health.
• Flu vaccination is mandatory and required for all positions (subject only to qualified exemptions).