Hospital Billing & Reimbursement Specialist

Rush University Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 24,796 - 39,950; Full time

Job summary

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL is seeking a Financial Services Representative 2 to manage open receivables, secure reimbursements, and protect assets while supporting audits. The role involves handling re-bills, debits/credits, adjustments, refunds, and claim corrections across payer edits, with collaboration across departments to ensure accurate charges and compliant processes.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, healthcare billing experience, strong Excel and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Two years of experience in health care or hospital billing with an understanding of coverage eligibility requirements for governmental payers.
• Previous experience in a hospital setting, familiarity with medical terminology and patient fiscal matters.
• Familiar with Nebo's eCare billing editors such as Classic and CMS.
• Strong familiarity with Microsoft Office to design, implements, tracks, and maintain moderately complex statistical information.
• Strong analytical skills including statistical, mathematical, and organization abilities necessary for accurate reporting to payers and management.
• Strong interpersonal skills for communication of finance-related issues to management and ancillary departments.
• Sound understanding of billing and collection processes and eligibility requirements of private and governmental payers.
• Able to work independently.
• Good time management skills and possess the ability to multi-task.
• Good oral and written communication skills in order to work effectively with a diverse number of internal and external contacts.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage account balances to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulatory requirements and evaluate each account to ensure that each balance is collected according to contract allowable payment schedule.
• Follow up on claims with the appropriate payer for reimbursement.
• Work directly with various departments to ensure charges are properly credited and/or debited.
• Develop, manage, and maintain various electronic documents used to manage these projects.
• Develop and report status of the trend issues weekly.
• Collaborate with other departments, physician offices, and other clinical areas to ensure charges and diagnosis are consistent and that the financial information being used is correct during the billing process.
• Communicate constructively with patients and other Rush departments to achieve mutually positive business and service outcomes.
• Monitor Illinois Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) website for updates to ensure accounts are compliant with Federal and State requirements.
• Work within your team to ensure the team has all related job workflows and processes.
• Monitor system enhancements - Develop and communicate constructive feedback/issue solutions for problems as discovered.
• Collaborate with other departments, physician offices, and other clinical areas to ensure charges and diagnosis are consistent and that the financial information being used is correct during the billing process.
• Develop, implement, & monitor system enhancements.
• Develop and communicate constructive feedback/issue solutions for problems as discovered.

Skills

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Multitasking

Independent worker

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Epic billing

Job description

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL is seeking a Financial Services Representative 2 to manage open receivables, secure reimbursements, and protect assets while supporting audits. The role involves handling re-bills, debits/credits, adjustments, refunds, and claim corrections across payer edits, with collaboration across departments to ensure accurate charges and compliant processes.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, healthcare billing experience, strong Excel and