Patient Account Representative Intern

Friends Hospital; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Excellent benefits

401(k) plan

Generous PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

Friends Hospital seeks a Patient Account Representative Intern to handle billing and collections for HIPAA compliant claims and assist with financial counseling for patients. The role involves verifying benefits, filing, and maintaining Excel records, with potential travel for trainings.

The position supports inpatient electronic billing processes and requires 1–3 years of related experience, with Medicare experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 1–3 years of experience with psychiatric inpatient electronic billing systems.
• Medicare billing experience, cash posting experience, and paper insurance billing follow-up preferred.

Responsibilities

• Billing and collections of HIPAA compliant claims to insurance companies and follow up on accounts within 30 days.
• Verification of benefits, filing, Excel spreadsheets, interaction with patients for financial counseling, and potential travel for trainings.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Patient Account Representative Intern

Friends Hospital is the nation's oldest private psychiatric hospital, located on a beautiful 100-acre campus in Philadelphia, PA. Friends Hospital offers a continuum of care including level of care assessments; specially designed inpatient units for adolescents, adults, and older adults; and a private residential rehabilitation program. Friends Hospital is easily accessed via public transportation and has free, safe, on-site parking.

Visit us online at: https://friendshospital.com/

The Patient Account Representative is responsible for billing and collections of all HIPAA compliant claims to insurance companies for payment of all patient related charges and following up on accounts within 30 days. This position is also responsible for secondary billing, processing refunds, requesting allowances, recommending accounts for bad debt, write offs and referring accounts to self-pay for patient pay amounts. Other responsibilities include verification of benefits, filing, excel spreadsheets, interacting with patients when financial counseling is needed, and some travel may be involved for trainings.

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment


• Competitive Compensation


• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan


• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan


• Generous Paid Time Off


• Tuition Reimbursement Program


• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries

Qualifications

Education

High School diploma or equivalent.

Experience

One to three years of experience with psychiatric inpatient electronic billing systems, Medicare billing experience, cash posting experience, and paper insurance billing claims follow-up preferred.

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