AR Clerk - Hospital

Northwell • Village of New Hyde Park, NY

3d

About The Position

Performs a variety of duties related to billing and collection, including but
not limited to, completing UBF and various billing forms, inputting and/or
manual posting charges, payments and adjustments and referring accounts for
collection.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Knowledge of billing or credit/collection procedures, required.
• Ability to input data to computerized system.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-9 coding, CPT codes and automated systems, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs all duties related to billing and collection accounts including, but not limited to: Completing UBF and various billing forms.
• Processing itemized bills.
• Preparing and entering batch totals and batch tickets.Reconciling and closing batches.
• Requesting medical summaries.
• Printing microfiche medical charts and filing.
• Inputting charges, payments and adjustments to computerized system or posts to manual records.
• Pursuing all third party carriers and patients for payment on hospital bills.Prepares correspondence and/or bills.
• Setting up financial agreements with patients.Verifies insurance coverage and other related data with third party carriers.
• Referring accounts for collection.
• Correcting carrier codes, revenue codes, patient demographics, adjusting allowances, etc.Verifies insurance carriers and other related data.
• Entering and verifying appropriate codes and explanation on Patient Account systems.
• May maintain daily, weekly and monthly records of fees collected.
• May perform a variety of cashier functions.
• Performs related duties, as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees