Patient Access Representative - Weekend

BayMark Health Services, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Retirement Plan

Accrued Sick Time

Candidate Referral Program

Bereavement Leave

Jury Duty & Witness Duty Leave

BayMark University Learning

Job summary

BayMark Health Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Part-Time Patient Access Representative/Patient Account Representative to perform billing and payer coordination tasks.

The role focuses on verifying insurance, submitting claims, collecting payments, and maintaining accurate patient accounts. The candidate should have at least 2 years in medical office billing and strong customer service.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years in a medical office setting (preferred).
• Knowledge of medical billing procedures and insurance claims is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Review, maintain, and process fiscal/account records related to patient accounts.
• Verify insurance benefits and billing information.
• Contact third party payers for payment post billing.
• Resolve issues with payment and billing.
• Maintain accurate accounts and demographics.
• Manage revenue cycle and collections for self-pay clients.

Skills

Customer service

Telephone etiquette

Communication

Self-directed

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Description

Part Time -Patient Access Representative/Patient Account Representative

BAART Program is looking forhard-working and conscientiousPatient Access Representative/Patient Account Representative to perform various administrative tasks with a keen eye for detail. The patient account representative is primarily responsible forpatient billing, including verification of invoice information, maintenance ofthird partybilling records, and resolution of a variety of problems.

Responsibilities:

• Review, maintain, and process fiscal/account records and transactions related to patient’s accounts.
• Verify insurance benefits and billing information by terminal and/or telephone. Annotate accounts with insurance coverage and estimated patient shares.
• Contact third party payers (insurance providers and state/federal agencies) for payment post billing.
• Resolve issues with payment and billing, authorization process.
• Reconcile daily money collected.
• Forward information as appropriate to expedite payment.
• Maintain accurate accounts, i.e. required signatures, proper account annotation, current demographics, and correspondence.
• Insure completion of pre-authorization process by inquiry and referral to clinician.
• Monitor insurance authorizationsand claim rejections.
• Maintains fiscal records and/or worksheets for all calculations, extensions, and verifications related to record keeping for assigned patient’s accounts.
• Perform tasks consistent with authorization and billing requirements.
• Contact patients for payment of account or payment arrangements according to current policy.
• Manage revenue cycle, production logs, balances and collections for self-payclients.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records.
• Assists with archiving discharged files, including archiving
• Respond appropriately to requests for information regarding accounts from payer, attorney, and others.
• Backup Receptionist as needed by: Checking in patients, collecting payments, answering phones, scheduling intakes, and data entry.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent with at least 2years’prior experience in a medical office setting.
• 2-4 years’ experience with Medicaid and PACand commercial insurance (preferred)
• Excellent customer service skills and professional public presentation skills, including telephone etiquette.
• Knowledge of medical insurance claimsprocedures, documentation and records maintenance.
• Knowledge of medical billing procedures, gather and compile data into reports.
• Proficientin basic PC skills. Microsoft Word and Excel preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Self-directed with the ability to work with little supervision.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions, establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, program management, medical staff, counselors and peers.
• Ability to work with a diverse population, manage stressful situations and exhibit excellent customer service skills.
• Satisfactory drug screen andcriminalbackground check.

Salary Range:

Salary ranges from $20.00 to $22.50 an hour.

The salary of the candidate(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, specialty and training.

QualifiedFull-Time Employees receive:

• 401K Retirement Plan
• Accrued Sick Time
• Candidate Referral Program
• Bereavement Leave
• Jury Duty & Witness Duty Leave
• BayMark University Learning

Total compensation goes beyond the value on the paycheck. Please consider the total compensation package by contacting us at BayMark Health Services for more information.

Here is what you can expect from us:

BAART Program a progressive substance abuse treatment organization,iscommitted to the highest quality of patient carein a comfortable outpatient clinic setting.Ourultimate goalis to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.

BAART Program is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discriminationon the basis ofrace, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.