Lung Transplant Financial Services Specialist

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai is seeking a Financial Services Specialist to create and maintain database systems for their assigned department. This role involves managing and tracking information, generating reports from various medical databases and the CS Link data warehouse, and leading data collection and maintenance efforts for both internal and external users. The specialist will also develop and maintain quality control systems to ensure data integrity, perform daily reconciliation of hospital billing charges, and create internal databases to track transplant volumes, productivity, and performance metrics. Additionally, the role includes compiling and summarizing data for presentations, collaborating with managed care and billing departments for optimal financial procedures, and reconciling patient accounts for errors and billing complaints. For Transplant Clinics (Heart, Liver, and Kidney Pancreas), the specialist will support the PB work queue by reviewing and correcting errors in patient accounts.

Requirements

Associate degree/college diploma - a minimum of two years college with courses in business, accounting, computer science or comparable education and experience required.
A minimum of 2 years of financial analysis, accounting, auditing, or related administrative experience, with exposure to healthcare operations including financial clearance, revenue cycle, or transplant financial services preferred.
Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to interact effectively with patients, families, clinical staff, and external partners.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and electronic health record systems (e.g., CS-Link/Epic).
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to healthcare operations including financial clearance, revenue cycle, or transplant financial services preferred.

Responsibilities

Creates and maintains database systems to store, manage and track information and data for the assigned department.
Generates reports using standard report writing from various medical databases and from the CS Link data warehouse.
Leads and coordinates data collection and data maintenance for both internal and external users as requested.
Develops and maintains quality control systems required to ensure data quality, reliability and integrity.
Performs daily reconciliation of hospital billing charges.
Generates reports from medical database and CS Link data warehouse.
Creates and maintains internal databases to track transplant volumes, productivity, and performance metrics.
Compiles and summarizes data for presentations and may present findings to management.
Collaborates with managed care, hospital billing and professional billing liaisons for optimal financial procedures.
Reconciles patient accounts for error and patient complaints regarding billing.
Supports the PB work queue by reviewing and correcting errors in patient accounts.