Patient Accounts Representative ,Full-Time, Day Shift (Remote )

Lensa; Oceanport (NJ); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lensa is seeking a Patient Accounts Representative to join RWJBarnabas Health's team. In this full-time role, you will assist in handling billing queries and resolving accounts receivable issues, ensuring efficient financial operations. Candidates should have a high school diploma alongside experience in healthcare collections, emphasizing timely and team-oriented problem-solving.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in Healthcare collections, with a focus on appeals.
• Strong understanding of Patient Accounting systems is required.
• Ability to work in a quick turnaround team environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support maximization of collections and account resolution.
• Perform timely research to resolve payment or account issues.
• Collaborate across teams to enhance follow-up and collections.

Skills

Knowledge of Patient Accounting systems

Knowledge of Healthcare contracts

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Patient Accounts Representative ,Full-Time, Day Shift (Remote )

Patient Accounts Representative ,Full-Time, Day Shift (Remote )

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Patient Accounts Representative ,Full-Time, Day Shift (Remote )Req #:0000197635

Category:Billing/Collections/Registration

Status:Full-Time

Shift:Day

Facility:RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services

Department:Appeals

Location:

System Business Office, 2 Crescent Place, Oceanport, NJ 07757

Job Title: Patient Accounts Rep

Location: Barnabas Health Corp

Department: Appeals

Req#: 0000197635

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Salary Range: $20.14 - $25.47 Hourly

Pay Transparency

The above reflects the anticipated hourly range for this position if hired to work.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Summary

The Patient Accounts Representative position supports the reduction of Accounts Receivables. The Representative may also perform a variety of duties including assisting patients directly with their bill or other financial aspects of their care, correspondence response, billing and re-billing, certain denial issues, prompt handling of A/R credits and trend monitoring.

Essential Functions

• Take actions that will support maximization of collection of balances due or account resolution from all sources. Meets Quality and Productivity expectations.
• Facilitate account resolution by submitting appeals. Accurately identify follow-up on, or correct billing errors, lower than expected reimbursement, or denials for correction for submission or resubmission to patients and/or insurance carriers. Accurately perform actions on accounts that will result in the least amount of time and effort to bring an account to resolution based on a job-specific priority matrix.
• Timely identify, research, and resolves any issues that may cause delays in payment or account resolution. Identify and recommend opportunities to improve collections and follow-up activities
• Work collaboratively across teams, with peers, and revenue cycle departments.
  
  

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma
• 1-2 years experience in Healthcare collections, with a focus on appeals
• Strong knowledge of Patient Accounting systems
• Strong knowledge of Healthcare contracts
• Must be able to work in a team environment that requires quick turnaround and quality output
• EPIC experince is preferred
  
  

Other Duties as Assigned

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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