Payment Poster

Oceans Healthcare; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Healthcare is seeking a Payment Poster to ensure accurate posting of payments, write-offs, and EOBs within a fast-paced revenue cycle environment. The role emphasizes confidentiality and precise balancing of accounts while supporting daily reporting requirements.

The position requires high-volume data entry, familiarity with insurance benefits, and strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks efficiently in a healthcare billing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting insurance plan benefits, conditions of payment, and billing requirements.
• Experience with high-volume data entry.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial data.
• Familiarity with FTC collection regulations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Post all payments received from the bank lockbox within 24 hours.
• Post contractual allowances and other write-offs as authorized by supervisor.
• Post non-payments EOBs from payers using appropriate transaction codes.
• Post and reconcile all ERAs to bank balance.
• Scan and upload EOBs remit and related documents to document storage.
• Post refunds as authorized by management.
• Ensure accurate account balances for proper processing and reporting.
• Investigate posting errors and make corrections as required.
• Complete daily and weekly productivity/performance reporting as directed by management.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

Date entry

Revenue cycle understanding

Communication skills

Time management

Discretion/confidentiality

Stress management

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Payment Poster is responsible for date entry of payments, contractual allowances, and other adjustments in an accurate and timely manner. Maintains accurate account balances in accordance with contractual obligations, fee schedules, or regulations is required job duty.

Essential Functions:

• Post all payments received from the bank lockbox with 24 hours.
• Post contractual allowances and other write-offs as authorized by supervisor, director, or VP in accordance with authority chart.
• Posts non-payments EOBs received from payers using appropriate transaction codes.
• Post and reconcile all ERAs to bank balance.
• Scan and upload EOB’s remit and other related documents to document storage.
• Posts refunds as authorized by management and in accordance with authority chart.
• Ensure accurate account balances for proper account processing and reporting, requesting contractual allowances, adjustments, and balance transfers as necessary.
• Investigates posting errors and makes corrections as required.
• Completes daily and weekly productivity/performance reporting as directed by management.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent as minimum requirement.
• Previous experience with interpretation of insurance plan benefits, conditions of payment, and billing requirements.
• Previous customer service experience in a similar field, including employment as a call center worker, credit authorizer or customer service representative, is also beneficial.
• Due to the sensitivity and confidentiality of financial records, collectors are required to be in strict accordance with the rules regarding collection attempts regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Qualifications / Skills:

• Experience in computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel.
• General understanding of all revenue cycle functions and interrelationships.
• Must be versatile, flexible, and able to perform in stressful situations.
• Must have good time management and organizational skill. Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must be able to organize and prioritize high volume workload.
• Extensive experience with date entry.
• Must be able to function with minimal supervision and complete understanding and respect of confidentiality.
• Interprets and works toward policy and procedure modification that are in accordance with State and Federal Laws, JCAHO, HCFA, and other regulatory boards as required by state and federal laws as well as the mission statement.

Work Environment:

Subject to many interruptions. Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries. This position can be high paced and stressful; must be able to cope mentally and physically to atmosphere. Work requires spending approximately 90% or more of the time inside a building that offers protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.