Patient Accounts Representative

Heritage Valley Health System; Baden (Beaver County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Valley Health System is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist to support patient accounting in the hospital setting. The role focuses on insurance verification, billing prep, and timely follow-up on outstanding bills.

The ideal candidate will have healthcare billing experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with CPT/HCPCS/ICD-10-CM coding to ensure accurate billing and documentation.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required; knowledge of healthcare billing processes.
• Experience in healthcare receivables management and automated billing systems.
• Good communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Candidate must be fluent in Microsoft Excel and have knowledge of CPT, HCPCS and ICD-10-CM coding.

Responsibilities

• Handle various portions of the Accounts Receivable process, including insurance verification and billing preparation.
• Perform timely follow-up and resolve questions from patients and insurance companies about bills.
• Extract and analyze monthly Aged Trial Balance reports in Excel to facilitate billing and follow-up.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Automated billing systems

Job description

Department: Patient Accounting

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

Basic Function

The person in this position is responsible for various portions of the Accounts Receivable process. This includes insurance verification, preparing patient accounts for billing, conducting accurate and timely follow-up, resolving patient and insurance company questions with regard to those bills, and ensuring receipt and documentation of all payments received. The person in this position will be required to pull monthly Aged Trial Balance Reports in excel and drill down to area of responsibility to facilitate timely billing and follow up.

Qualifications

Required

High School diploma or GED equivalent, technical knowledge of health care billing processes; experience in health care receivables management and automated billing systems; good communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office products. Applicant must have working knowledge and fluency with Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of CPT, HCPCS and ICD10-CM coding to ensure accurate billing.

Preferred

Medical terminology and strong analytical skills.