Patient Account Representative

Northwell Health; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Billing Support Specialist in Melville, NY to assist in monitoring physician practice activities and ensure billing functions run efficiently.

The role focuses on coordinating with physicians and administrators, reviewing fee structures and payment schedules, resolving complex billing issues, guiding staff, and supporting timely appeals and revenue cycle enhancements.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Interfacing with physicians and administrators to ensure financial growth and stability.
• Assists in monitoring accuracy of fee structure and reimbursement payment schedules from third party payers, all cash payment deposits and refunds.
• Assists in resolving complex billing situations.
• Gives guidance and direction to billing/clerical staff regarding billing and office/clerical functions.
• Carries out clinical documentation requests to business office to ensure timely appeals.
• Implements policies and procedures to facilitate billing and maximize case collections.
• Implements improvements for financial management of each billing area.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Assists in monitoring the activities and performance of physician practices to ensure that billing related functions are performed in an efficient manner consistent with department policies and procedures.

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Job Responsibility

• Interfaces with physicians and administrators to ensure financial growth and stability.
• Assists in monitoring accuracy of fee structure and reimbursement payment schedules from third party payers, all cash payment deposits and refunds.
• Assists in resolving complex billing situations.
• Gives guidance and direction to billing/clerical staff regarding billing and office/clerical functions.
• Carries out clinical documentation requests to business office to ensure timely appeals.
• Implements policies and procedures to facilitate billing and maximize case collections.
• Implements improvements for financial management of each billing area.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.
• Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).