PFS Representative DME Collections

Banner Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health is seeking a Remote PFS Representative for DME collections to support the revenue cycle. The role focuses on researching payers, posting payments, and reducing accounts receivable while ensuring quality service to patients and internal teams.

Ideal candidates have 1 year of PFS experience in healthcare, with familiarity in DME and Waystar. This is a remote position, open to multiple states, and offers weekday day shift with training period.

Qualifications

• 1 year of Patient Financial Services—Collections and Accounts Receivable in healthcare Revenue Cycle.
• Experience with Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and/or Waystar preferred.
• Strong knowledge of payer processes and cash posting in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Process payments, adjustments, claims and refunds accurately and timely.
• Reconcile balances and pursue denials, payor remits, and contracts to maximize reimbursement.
• Research payments and denials to identify short/over payments and corrections.
• Build relationships with hospital departments and provider offices.
• Respond to inbound calls and make outbound calls to resolve billing issues.
• Support the patient financial services team to reduce outstanding accounts.
• Document data and communicate payor issues clearly using systems.
• Work independently under supervision with attention to policy and procedure.

Skills

Patient Financial Services

Collections

Accounts Receivable

Healthcare

DME

Waystar

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Waystar

Job description

## PFS Representative DME CollectionsApply: Remote: Remote Arizona: Full time: Posted Today: R4453658**Department Name:**PFS HME & HIT**Work Shift:**Day**Job Category:**Revenue CycleInnovation and highly trained staff. Banner Health recently earned Great Place To Work CertificationTM. This recognition reflects our investment in workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing and fulfilment of our team members. Find out how we’re constantly improving to make Banner Health the best place to work and receive care.The Patient Financial Services Representatives are a crucial part of revenue cycle involving reducing AR and improving patient experience firsthand, post care. This involves researching and holding payers accountable to pay the expected rates according to the contracts in place with Banner Health within the allowed timeframes. This role provides an immediate sense of accomplishment when resolving outstanding issues with these insurance payers and allows growth throughout the collections/Accounts receivable area of expertise.**Schedule**: Monday-Friday, Full time. Flexible schedule after successful completion of Training.**Location**: REMOTE, Banner provides equipment**Ideal candidate**:* 1 year experience Patient Financial Services - **Collections** and Accounts Receivable experience in healthcare Revenue Cycle experience (clearly reflected in attached resume);* Ideal candidate will have experience with Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and/or Waystar.**This can be a remote position if you live in the following state(s) only: AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NY, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY**Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.POSITION SUMMARY This position coordinates and facilitates patient billing and collection activities in one or more assigned areas of billing, payment posting, collections, payor claims research, and other accounts receivable work. Works as a member of a team to ensure reimbursement for services in a timely and accurate manner. CORE FUNCTIONS 1. May be assigned to process payments, adjustments, claims, correspondence, refunds, denials, financial/charity applications, and/or payment plans in an accurate and timely manner, meeting goals in work quality and productivity. Coordinates with other staff members and physician office staff as necessary ensure correct processing. 2. As assigned, reconciles, balances and pursues account balances and payments, and/or denials, working with payor remits, facility contracts, payor customer service, provider representatives, spreadsheets and the company’s collection/self-pay policies to ensure maximum reimbursement. 3. May be assigned to research payments, denials and/or accounts to determine short/over payments, contract discrepancies, incorrect financial classes, internal/external errors. Makes appeals and corrections as necessary. 4. Builds strong working relationships with assigned business units, hospital departments or provider offices. Identifies trends in payment issues and communicates with internal and external customers as appropriate to educate and correct problems. Provides assistance and excellent customer service to these internal clients. 5. Responds to incoming calls and makes outbound calls as required to resolve billing, payment and accounting issues. Provides assistance and excellent customer service to patients, patient families, providers, and other internal and external customers. 6. Works as a member of the patient financial services team to achieve goals in days and dollars of outstanding accounts. Reduces Accounts Receivable balances. 7. Uses systems to document and to provide statistical data, prepare issues list(s) and to communicate with payors accurately. 8. Works independently under general supervision, following defined standards and procedures. Reports to a Supervisor or Manger. Uses critical thinking skills to solve problems and reconcile accounts in a timely manner. External customers include all hospital patients, patient families and all third party payers. Internal customers include facility medical records and patient financial services staff, attorneys, and central services staff members. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge. Requires knowledge of patient financial services, financial, collecting services or insurance industry experience processes normally acquired over one or more years of work experience. Requires the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision and to work independently. Requires strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively interact with a wide range of audiences. Strong knowledge in the use of common office software, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software are required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Work experience with the Company’s systems and processes is preferred. Previous cash collections experience is preferred. Additional related education and/or experience preferred.**Estimated Pay Range:**$18.02 - $27.03 / hourBanner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.This range is based on possible base salaries and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location, along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure pay equity is achieved and maintained.