Patient Account Representative

St. Joseph's Health; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph's Health in Paterson, New Jersey, is seeking a billing professional responsible for performing all billing functions and applying payments to accounts in a timely, accurate manner.

The role requires a High School diploma or equivalent, 35–40 wpm typing, and at least one year of healthcare billing experience. Proficiency with Microsoft Office is preferred to support invoicing and payment processing.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Typing speed of 35-40 words per minute required.
• One year billing experience in the healthcare field.
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform all billing functions for the appropriate party and apply payments to accounts timely and accurately.
• Make corrections to the system to ensure accounts are billed correctly.
• Research and resolve any issues related to billing.
• Requests and sends any additional information needed to process payments.

Skills

Typing 35-40 wpm

Billing experience

Microsoft Office

Instruction comprehension

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsible for performing all billing functions for the appropriate party and applying payments to the appropriate accounts in a timely and accurate manner. Makes correcting to the appropriate system to ensure the account is billed correctly. Researches and resolves any issues related to billing. Requests and sends any additional information needed to process payments.

Qualifications

Work requires a High School diploma or equivalent. Typing speed of 35-40 words per minute required, plus one year billing experience in the healthcare field. Work requires the ability to understand and respond to simple written or verbal instructions. Proficiency of Microsoft Office preferred.

About Us

St. Joseph's Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization's outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s "100 Best Places to Work in Health Care".

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Non-Profit Health System - eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph's Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc. The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About the Team

St. Joseph's University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women's health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession's highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.