Patient Accounts Customer Services Representative I

WellSpan Health; York (York County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Patient Accounts Customer Services Representative I. This entry-level role involves assisting patients with billing inquiries, processing payments, and maintaining accurate patient accounts in a call center environment. The position offers comprehensive health benefits, flexible spending accounts, and education assistance.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Short-term disability

Education assistance

Financial education and support, including DailyPay

Wellness and Wellbeing programs

Caregiver support via Wellthy

Childcare referral service via Wellthy

Qualifications

• Less than 1 year experience required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Answers calls in a call center environment.
• Processes payments and maintains patient accounts.
• Resolves billing problems and updates insurance information.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Patient Accounts Customer Services Representative I

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Represents the System in a professional manner, using good customer service practices in the performance of the following duties: answers calls in a call center, phone queue environment to assist callers with various requests, concerns, and inquiries. Responsible for processing payments, establishing payment plans, adding/billing insurance information, and maintenance of patient accounts. Performs a variety of functions including, but not limited to, account follow-up, answering inquiries, resolving problems and interacting with patients, authorized representatives, and insurance companies to achieve payment of accounts in accordance with current government and payer regulations.

General Summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

Represents the System in a professional manner, using good customer service practices in the performance of the following duties: answers calls in a call center, phone queue environment to assist callers with various requests, concerns, and inquiries. Responsible for processing payments, establishing payment plans, adding/billing insurance information, and maintenance of patient accounts. Performs a variety of functions including, but not limited to, account follow-up, answering inquiries, resolving problems and interacting with patients, authorized representatives, and insurance companies to achieve payment of accounts in accordance with current government and payer regulations.

Shift

Full Time, M-T 8 am -4:30 pm

Friday 7:30 am - 4pm

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Remote Work Capable

Essential Functions

• Ensures accurate financial and biographical information has been obtained and properly entered into the appropriate records and systems according to HIPAA and privacy standards.
• Performs various functions to complete and expedite the billing process including, but not limited to, recording patient identification data, investigating charges, correcting and updating data, preparing the claim to bill, and updating computer functions.
• Reviews accounts and coordinates with appropriate departments on accounts requiring precertification, preauthorization, referral forms and other requirements related to managed care.
• Takes appropriate corrective action to include: follow up, rebilling, and/or adjustments according to policy and governmental regulations.
• Answers all inquiries regarding patient accounts.
• Interprets and explains to patients or authorized representatives the charges, services, and hospital policy regarding payment of bills.
• Resolves billing problems and/or receives insurance updates.
• Processes and distributes copies of billings as required.
• Enters data electronically into the patient’s account, verifies account balances, reviews electronic insurance remits and patient payments, processes electronic payments over the phone.
  
  

Common Expectations

• Types and/or compiles correspondence and reports, photocopies information, files information, answers the telephone, takes messages and directs calls.
• Prepares and maintains records of patient charges.
• Maintains appropriate records, reports, and files as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
  
  

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education

• High School Diploma or GED Required
  
  

Work Experience

• Less than 1 year 3 - 6 months Required
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  
  

Benefits Offered

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Wellness and Wellbeing programs
• Caregiver support via Wellthy
• Childcare referral service via Wellthy

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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