Account Representative - Temporary

Harlingen Medical Center; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Bereavement leave

FMLA

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Other benefits

Job summary

Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, TX, seeks a billing specialist to manage daily payments and reconcile accounts in the Central Billing Office.

You will analyze insurance payments, apply adjustments, and work with payers to resolve denials while communicating clearly with patients and hospital staff.

This full-time role offers comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities within a busy revenue-cycle team.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED is required.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Experience in accounts payable/receivable or cashier roles preferred.
• Familiar with insurance, billing requirements, coding, and medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Post and reconcile daily incoming payments and apply adjustments.
• Analyze insurance payments and contracts to ensure accurate reimbursement.
• Identify underpayments or denials and escalate with payers and internal departments.
• Distribute billing mail and correct mailing discrepancies.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families, and internal staff about account inquiries.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Analytical skills

Customer service

Written and verbal communication

Billing knowledge

Insurance billing knowledge

Medical terminology

Education

High School/GED

Tools

Billing software

Job description

Overview

Shifts Available:

Days

Employment Type:

Full-time | Temporary

Hours:

8-hour shifts

Location:

Harlingen Central Billing Office – Harlingen, TX

Responsibilities

• Accurately post and reconcile daily incoming payments, apply contractual adjustments, and maintain correct patient account balances within hospital systems
• Analyze insurance payments and managed care contracts to ensure accurate reimbursement and compliance with state and federal regulations, including Worker’s Compensation fee schedules
• Identify, investigate, and escalate underpayments or denials while collaborating with payers and internal departments to optimize revenue collection
• Distribute billing appropriately, manage hospital-related incoming and outgoing mail, and promptly correct mailing discrepancies
• Provide professional, tactful communication when assisting patients, families, and internal stakeholders regarding account inquiries and payment matters

Qualifications

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize needs to meet required timelines
• Analytical, mathematical and problem-solving skill preferred
• Customer Services experience preferred
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable or cashier experience preferred
• Familiar with commercial or government billing requirements and knowledge of insurance, coding, and medical terminology is preferred
• High School Graduate or GED Equivalent Required (effective 4/1/14 for all new hires)
• Knowledge of basic understanding medical coding and third-party operating procedures and practices
• Knowledge of multiple insurance billing requirements and 6 mo.-1 year of billing experience preferred
• Medical and Insurance terminology essential

Pay Transparency

• Health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
• Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
• Employer 401K options
• Tuition reimbursement options
• Life, disability, and other insurance options
• Many other amazing benefits

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Employment Status

Temporary

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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