Business Office Representative

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Accountable for securing or providing information relative to patients financial statuses or insurance coverage as needed in reference to patients bills.

Requirements

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
High School or GED Equivalent

Nice To Haves

Associate's Business Administration, Accounting or a related field.
1-3 years relevant experience

Responsibilities

Verifies daily admissions/discharges to ensure all billing info is properly completed and organized into daily batches to input into system.
Answers and addresses phone calls and messages, routing to necessary individual if needed.
Posts cash receipts in accounts receivable for self-pay and third party payments received.
Verifies that payments received are reimbursed correctly according to insurance contracts.
Runs cost estimates for patients and completes prior-authorization to ensure patients are approved for services.
Researches credit balances payment errors and refund issuers.