Patient Account Representative/Collector

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx Plan

401k plan with company match

Generous Paid Time Off

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Behavioral Hospital of Bellaire is seeking a Patient Account Representative/Collector to maximize reimbursement of patient and third-party balances. The role focuses on insurance follow-up, verification, and resolving billing issues to ensure timely payments in a busy hospital business office.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and at least two years of collection and insurance verification experience, with knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care billing requirements.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of collection and insurance verification experience in a healthcare business office environment.
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and Managed Care billing requirements is required.

Responsibilities

• Complete third party follow up on outstanding insurance claims through contact with payers.
• Provide insurance verification on patient accounts.
• Work through coding or billing issues by working EOBs to correct the errors.
• Escalate problem accounts to management team of department for assistance and resolution.
• Follow up with payers on hospital claim appeals.

Skills

Insurance verification

Collections

Healthcare billing

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

Behavioral Hospital of Bellaire is a freestanding, 122 bed facility specializing in general adult psych, adolescents, geriatric, and women's services. We are conveniently located in Southwest Houston, between the Galleria and Meyerland shopping districts, only minutes away from the Houston Medical Center, Downtown, and Midtown.

Much more available online at: https://bhbhospital.com/

Behavioral Hospital of Bellaire is seeking a Patient Account Representative to maximize reimbursement of patient and third-party account receivable balances.

Patient Account Representative/Collector Key Responsibilities include:

• Complete third party follow up on outstanding insurance claims through contact with payers.
• Provide insurance verification on patient accounts.
• Work through coding or billing issues by working EOBs to correct the errors.
• Escalate problem accounts to management team of department for assistance and resolution.
• Follow up with payers on hospital claim appeals.

Pay Rate:

$25/hr - $28/hr

This opportunity provides the following:

• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401k plan with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Position Requirements:

Education: High School graduate or equivalent.

Experience: Two (2) years of collection and insurance verification experience in a healthcare business office environment.

Additional Requirements: Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and Managed Care billing requirements is required.

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