PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST - MARATHON

Community Health Of South Florida Inc; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health of South Florida Inc. in Marathon, FL seeks a Patient Financial Services Specialist to ensure accurate processing of billing and encounter forms and to coordinate workflow from patient care areas to Data Processing.

The role requires a high school diploma, knowledge of Medicaid/Medicare, and CPR certification; ICD-9 experience preferred. You will perform financial screening, check-in/out patients, process payments, balance batches, and support the accounting department with

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• ICD-9 coding experience preferred.
• Experience with patient services and knowledge of Medicaid/Medicare insurance.
• Maintain CPR certification.
• Strong clerical and math skills; able to type 20–30 wpm.
• Good oral and written communication, teamwork, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Register new client in Intergy per guidelines issued by Community Health of South Florida.
• Research files for previous enrollment before creating a new medical record number.
• Renew or update existing client profiles as per guidelines.
• Perform financial screening on active clients who have requested services.
• Complete assigned tasks in a timely manner and balance daily batches.
• Check-in clients for needed medical services; check-out after services.
• Process patient payments and post data; balance daily batches with accounting.
• Submit daily journal to supervisor and deposits to the Accounting Department.
• Adhere to HIPAA and confidentiality policies; participate in training and performance improvement.

Skills

Teamwork

Clerical skills

Typing 20-30 wpm

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written communication

Computer literacy

Telephone etiquette

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

ICD-9 Coding experience

Experience with Patient Services

Job description

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PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST - MARATHON

Miami, FL, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1853

Salary Range: $18.00 To $22.50 Hourly

POSITION PURPOSE: The purpose of the Patient Financial Services Specialist is to ensure that the Billing and Encounter Forms are processed correctly. Coordination of work from the patient care areas, maintaining the work flow of documents to and from Data Processing. POSITION REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS: Education/Experience: A minimum of High School Diploma or GED Equivalent. ICD 9 Coding experience preferred. Experience with Patient Services. Must have knowledge of Medicaid / Medicare Insurance, collection and setup. Licensure / Certification: Maintain current CPR certification from the American Heart Association. Skills / Ability: Ability to work as a team member. Must have clerical skills, ability to type 20 - 30 wpm and have interviewing skills. Must have knowledge of math, operation of calculator; telephone etiquette, human relation skills and organizational skills. Must be computer literate. Ability to demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES (THIS IS A NON-EXEMPT POSITION)

• Register new client on Intergy as per guidelines issued by Community Health of So. Florida.
• Researches files for previous enrollment in CHI computer system before creating a new medical record number.
• Re-new or update existing clients profiles as per guidelines issued by Community Health of South Florida.
• Performs financial screening on active clients who have requested services from Community Health of South Florida, Inc.
• Attempt collection o Completes assigned task in a timely manner.f past due debts as clients request services from CHI.
• Check-in clients for needed medical services.
• Check-out clients upon receiving medical services.
• Process of patient payments.
• Review and balance out daily batches.
• Submit daily journal to assigned supervisor.
• Submit cash and copies of daily batches to the Accounting Department for deposit.
• Complete statistical data and submit daily.
• Reviews Quality Care Guidelines/Patient Reminder print-out to identify overdue items e.g. Advance Directives, Learning Needs Assessment, Depression Screening, etc.
• Identifies patients who have not executed an Advance Directive and provide them with the Advance Directive form to read.
• Identifies patients who need a Learning Needs Assessment and gives them the form to complete.
• Identifies patients due for Depression Screening and provide them with a PHQ-9 form in the appropriate language to complete.
• Gives all new patients a New Patient History form to complete before Nursing Staff calls the patient.
• Attaches a completed new patient lab request form to the encounter form of every new patient.
• Consistently informs patients that their Provider wants them to read or complete the appropriate forms or education material while waiting to see the Provider.
• Verifies Medicare, Medicaid and all other insurance carriers.
• Performs daily balance closing and ensures that all procedures and payments are posted accurately.
• Performs cashier duties, collect patient funds for services and enters data into computer for payment received.
• Train new employees on all functions of Patient Services (i.e. registration, cashiering, posting of B&E’s and Payments).
• Use appropriate and correct telephone etiquette at all times.
• Participates in Continuing Educational In-services and Performance Improvement Activities.
• Reports to work on time and ready to work with minimal absenteeism.
• Completes & Post all B&E (billing and encounter) forms within the same of service.
• Adheres to the Confidentiality Policies and Procedures / HIPAA Regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including variable shifts if needed.