Business Office Coordinator

UHS•Anchorage, AK

11h

About The Position

The Business Office Coordinator is responsible for facilitating the flow of the business office’s information and to provide a positive, responsive environment for receiving internal and external customers via telephone and face-to-face. The Business Office Coordinator provides clerical support for the Business Office Manager serves as the primary point of contact for the Billing Office.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED and one (1) year billing experience preferred.
Ability to perform assignments with minimal supervision
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions
Ability to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific and/or ethical principles
Capability of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis
Effective comprehensive reading skills, strong communication skills, written and verbal.
Must have a working knowledge of computers.
Must be able to complete new hire requirements such as State of Alaska Background Check and Drug Testing.
Must be able to demonstrate special training, knowledge and skills specific to job and/or program within the first three (3) months of training.
Must complete all mandatory in-services annually.
Must be tested for Tuberculosis with a PPD skin test or chest x-ray upon hire; PPD skin test required annually or chest x-ray annually thereafter.

Responsibilities

Sorts reports, records previous day’s census and e-mails out to administration.
Verifies patient insurance to ensure coverage and payment.
Scans all admission paperwork, previous days’ correspondence batch, census batches and ensures they are securely filed.
Processing outgoing mail
Manages the collection of copays at time of service.
Processes and respond to all correspondence received by insurances to ensure proper payment.
Communicates effectively with clients, vendors, and guarantors; tracks information regularly for required tasks.
Communicates effectively with other clinical departments regarding missing information or to obtain correct data.
Will assume basic payroll and accounts payable process functions in absence of the Payroll Specialist position.
Performs other duties as assigned.