Cash Applications Representative

Sca-Health-; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

SCA Health in Sacramento, CA is seeking an office-based Clerk in the patient accounting team. The role handles daily cash postings, payer contract checks, and documentation for EOBs, denials, and remittance advice.

The position emphasizes HIPAA compliance and accurate data entry in the patient accounting system. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, 1 year of medical office experience with cash handling, and solid MS Office skills.

Job description

Overview

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values:

• Clinical quality
• Integrity
• Service excellence
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Inclusion

Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will.

Responsibilities

** This is an office based position in our Sacramento, CA office. The work schedule will be Monday - Friday with hours from 7:30am - 4pm PST **

• Payments and adjustments are accurately recorded in the patient accounting system daily.
• Utilize the payer contracts loaded in the patient accounting system and/or a hard contract copy to ensure appropriate payment received.
• Ensure notes are entered in the patient account, and copies of EOB’s, denials and other correspondence are provided to the Collector.
• Ensure the cash deposited in the bank and the amount posted in the system is in balance daily.
• Understands importance of HIPAA within a Medical facility
• Ability to enter data into computer, files large amounts of paper, and use office equipment.
• Pull bank statements from prior day
• Verify details of bank statements
• “Post” to individual patient accounts
• Balance receivables

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High school diploma or GED is required
• One year experience in a medical office, hospital, outpatient surgery center with cash handling experience such as Cash Applications, Cash Posting, Payment Posting, Posting Administrator, Credit Balance Analysts or similar role
• Required knowledge of EFT, EOB, ERA and other forms of remittance advice.
• Be able to interpret the EOB (Explanation of Benefits), RA, and/or denial correspondence and apply to the patient accounting system.
• Knowledge of MS Office including Excel, Word
• Understanding of the revenue cycle activities
• Detail oriented and highly organized
• Accounting and math skills
• Ability to analyze and not just enter data

Preferred:

• Three or more years’ experience specifically in payment posting or cash posting role in the medical, hospital, outpatient surgery center or related field
• Understanding of the revenue cycle activities
• Associate’s Degree in a related field such as business or accounting

USD $21.00/Hr. USD $25.00/Hr.