Lead Patient Billing & Collections Specialist

Oroville Hospital; Oroville (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Oroville Hospital is seeking a Lead Patient Account representative responsible for providing comprehensive patient accounting services to all patients and serving as a resource to the account representative staff. All communications are conducted in a manner consistent with positive patient relations, yet prompt and accurate reimbursement.

The role focuses on financial counseling, collection activities, billing, and adherence to rules and regulations governing accounts, with emphasis on teamwork

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• 10 key touch adding machine skills.
• Keyboarding skills for computer input.
• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of billing requirements and reimbursement methods.

Responsibilities

• Performs financial counseling, collection, follow-up and billing of patient accounts
• Continue education in rules and regulations governing the resolution of an account
• Ensures that goals and objectives established in conjunction with the collection manager are attained
• Files and reports selected information associated with the daily activity of account recover/resolution
• Assures goals and objectives are set in conjunction with the collection manager and are met or exceeded
• Assures that Account recover is high and bad debt is low
• Makes sure there is minimal levels of absence and/or tardiness
• Assures that problem situations are resolved appropriately
• Makes sure that the collection manager is informed of any unusual and significant issues that may impact timely collection
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

10 key touch adding machine

Keyboarding

Communication skills

Billing knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Oroville Hospital is seeking a Lead Patient Account representative responsible for providing comprehensive patient accounting services to all patients and serving as a resource to the account representative staff. All communications are conducted in a manner consistent with positive patient relations, yet prompt and accurate reimbursement.

The role focuses on financial counseling, collection activities, billing, and adherence to rules and regulations governing accounts, with emphasis on teamwork