AR Clerk - Hospital

Northwell•Village of New Hyde Park, NY

3d•$28 - $30

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.