Business Office Representative

Avera Health; Dell Rapids (SD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera Health in Dell Rapids, SD is seeking a Billing Specialist to manage patient billing information and insurance coverage, ensuring accuracy for daily batches and input into the system.

You will verify payments, post receipts, handle calls, run cost estimates and prior-authorization, and research credit balances to resolve issues, all while maintaining confidentiality and the CARE values that guide our work.

Qualifications

• High School or GED Equivalent required.
• Associates in Business Administration, Accounting or related field preferred.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verifies daily admissions/discharges and organizes billing information for input into the system.
• Answers and routes phone calls and messages to appropriate colleagues.
• Posts cash receipts in accounts receivable for self-pay and third-party payments.
• Verifies payments are reimbursed according to insurance contracts.
• Runs cost estimates for patients and completes prior-authorization to ensure service approval.
• Researches credit balances and refund issues.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School or GED

Associate's Business Administration/Accounting

Job description

Location:

Avera Dells Area Health Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$18.50 - $24.25

Position Highlights

M-F 1pm-5pm

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Accountable for securing or providing information relative to patients financial statuses or insurance coverage as needed in reference to patients bills.

What you will do

• Verifies daily admissions/discharges to ensure all billing info is properly completed and organized into daily batches to input into system.
• Answers and addresses phone calls and messages, routing to necessary individual if needed.
• Posts cash receipts in accounts receivable for self-pay and third party payments received.
• Verifies that payments received are reimbursed correctly according to insurance contracts.
• Runs cost estimates for patients and completes prior-authorization to ensure patients are approved for services.
• Researches credit balances payment errors and refund issuers.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• High School or GED Equivalent

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Associate's Business Administration, Accounting or a related field.
• 1-3 years relevant experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].