Payment Poster

United Surgical Partners International, Inc; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Health savings accounts

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Hackensack Endoscopy Center is seeking a full-time Payment Poster to enter and reconcile all incoming payments in PAS, ensuring daily accuracy. The role requires familiarity with healthcare collections and prior experience with a patient accounting system.

The successful candidate will post payments from multiple channels, balance batches daily, and collaborate with billing staff to maintain correct charges and timely payments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1–3 years of healthcare insurance collections experience; ambulatory surgical setting preferred.
• Medical terminology.
• Experience with Advantx (PACS).
• Able to work independently.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good time management and prioritization of emergent situations.
• Customer service oriented and professional demeanor.
• Typing 45–60 WPM.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Post all incoming payments into the PAS and reconcile daily.
• Process payments from multiple sources (in-person, mail, credit card, EFTs).
• Balance and close all batches daily; verify batch totals with documents.
• Handle EFT postings and posting to PAS; maintain fiscal accuracy.
• Address aging denials and payer issues with the supervisor.
• Maintain relationships with billing staff to ensure correct charges at billing time.
• Provide relief to other office roles as needed.
• Follow policies and standards for the business office.

Skills

Medical terminology

Independent work

Excellent communication

Time management

Customer service

Critical thinking

Typing 45-60 WPM

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Advantx (PACS)

Microsoft Office

Electronic Health Record systems

Job description

Hackensack Endoscopy Center is hiring a full time Payment Poster!

Welcome to Hackensack Endoscopy Center

At Hackensack Endoscopy Center, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our facility is accredited by The Joint Commission.

Job Summary

Post all incoming payments into the system and reconcile each day and month to ensure correctness.

Job Responsibilities

• Process payments for the surgery center in Patient Accounting System (PAS).
• Knows and adheres to policies of the Center and demonstrates fiscal responsibility.
• Follows standards, policies, procedures, goals, and objectives for business office according to accepted standards.
• Demonstrates ability to understand the unique needs of each age group of the patient population.
• Seeks involvement in activities that promote professional growth and behavior.
• Remains calm and functions as a team member during times of stress and crisis situations.
• Informs Manager of applicable day-to-day situations.
• Follows employee health and other personnel and staffing policies.
• Pulls payment information from Surgery Center bank account for Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs) to post to PAS.
• Prepares batches daily.
• Posts all daily payments including, over the counter money, mail, credit card payments, and EFTs to PAS and verifies the system batch totals equal combined documents.
• Balance and Close all batches daily.
• Works rejections in Zirmed daily.
• Follow-up on current aging denials and payer issues to assist collector.
• Notifies supervisor of trends with insurance coverage, incorrect contract information, or any insurance and/or coding updates.
• Maintains working relationship with billing coordinator, collection specialist, and scheduler to ensure charges are correct at time of billing and to limit scheduling errors.
• Provide relief to Admitting, Office Assistant, Insurance Verifier and Scheduling, and month end processing as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-3 years of collections experience, with emphasis on healthcare insurance collections of all types. Ambulatory surgical setting is preferred.
• Medical terminology.
• Prefer previous experience working with Advantx (Patient Accounting System).
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Skilled in time management and prioritization of emergent situations.
• Good customer service skills, always demonstrates professionalism.
• Comfortable utilizing critical thinking skills.
• Typing 45-60 WPM.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with electronic patient information systems.
• Prefer previous experience with Electronic Health Record system.

Pay Range

$23.00/hr - $27.00/hr (Wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.)

Benefits

USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) – Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.