Patient Account Rep/Receptionist

MedMark Treatment Centers; Milford (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)

Paid time off accrual

Growth opportunities

Purpose-driven work addressing opioid-

Job summary

MedMark Treatment Center is seeking a diligent Patient Access Representative / Patient Account Representative to join our team in Milford, Ohio. This full-time role focuses on patient billing, insurance verification, and revenue-cycle support in a outpatient setting.

You will verify insurance, process invoices, coordinate with payers, and maintain accurate patient accounts while ensuring confidentiality and compliance with all regulations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 2 years’ experience in a medical office.
• 2-4 years’ Medicaid, PAC and commercial insurance experience.
• Excellent customer service and professional public presentation skills, including telephone etiquette.
• Knowledge of medical insurance claims procedures and documentation.
• Knowledge of medical billing procedures and data reporting.
• Proficient in basic PC skills; Word and Excel preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written.
• Self-directed with ability to work with little supervision.

Responsibilities

• Review and process patient accounts and transactions.
• Verify insurance benefits and billing information.
• Contact third party payers for payment post billing.
• Resolve payment and billing issues.
• Reconcile daily money collected.
• Forward information to expedite payment.
• Maintain accurate accounts and demographics.
• Ensure completion of pre-authorization processes.
• Monitor authorizations and claim rejections.
• Maintain fiscal records for accounts.
• Contact patients for payment or arrangements.
• Manage revenue cycle, production logs, balances, and self-pay collections.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records.
• Assist with archiving discharged files.
• Respond to requests for information from payers and others.
• Backup receptionist duties as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Telephone etiquette

MS Word

MS Excel

Medical billing

Data entry

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Position at MedMark Treatment Centers Full Time - Patient Access Representative / Patient Account Representative

MedMark Treatment Center is looking for hard-working and conscientious Patient Access Representative / Patient Account Representative to perform various administrative tasks with a keen eye for detail. The patient account representative is primarily responsible for patient billing, including verification of invoice information, maintenance of third party billing 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 authorizations and 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-pay clients.
• 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 2 years’ prior experience in a medical office setting.
• 2-4 years’ experience with Medicaid and PAC and commercial insurance (preferred)
• Excellent customer service skills and professional public presentation skills, including telephone etiquette.
• Knowledge of medical insurance claims procedures, documentation and records maintenance.
• Knowledge of medical billing procedures, gather and compile data into reports.
• Proficient in 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 and criminal background check.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401(K)
• Generous paid time off accrual
• Excellent growth and development opportunities
• Satisfying and rewarding work striving to overcome the opioid epidemic

Here Is What You Can Expect From Us

MedMark Treatment Center a progressive substance abuse treatment organization, is committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is 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.

MedMark Treatment Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, 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.