Patient Billing & Collections Specialist

St. Bernards Healthcare; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Bernards Healthcare seeks a patient account representative to ensure accurate and timely collection of claims from third party payers and patients. You will code and enter charges, post payments, and help arrange payment plans while updating patient accounts and responding to inquiries from payers and patients.

The role requires handling high contact with patients, employees, physicians, and community members, with attention to deadlines and workload management in a normal office environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; one year billing experience preferred.
• Healthcare billing and follow-up experience preferred; at least one year data entry.
• Ability to communicate with patients of all ages, including geriatric populations.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and timely collection of claims from third party payers and patients.
• Code and enter charges, post payments, and arrange payment plans.
• Provide cost estimates and update patient accounts; respond to payer and patient inquiries.

Skills

Billing experience

Data entry

Patient communication

Education

High school diploma

Business training

Job description

St. Bernards Healthcare seeks a patient account representative to ensure accurate and timely collection of claims from third party payers and patients. You will code and enter charges, post payments, and help arrange payment plans while updating patient accounts and responding to inquiries from payers and patients.

The role requires handling high contact with patients, employees, physicians, and community members, with attention to deadlines and workload management in a normal office environment.