Medical Payment Poster

TEKsystems • Jacksonville, FL

16h • $20 - $22 • Remote

About The Position

The Payment Posting Specialist is responsible for the accurate and timely posting of payments, adjustments, and transfers within a healthcare revenue cycle environment. This role plays a critical part in maintaining financial integrity, ensuring account accuracy, and supporting reconciliation efforts. The Payment Posting Specialist works closely with billing, customer service, and accounting teams to resolve discrepancies and improve payment workflows.
This role will support a hospital system during a major Cerner-to-Epic conversion, making it an excellent opportunity for candidates who are detail-oriented and comfortable in fast-paced, high-volume environments.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in healthcare payment posting, billing, or accounting preferred
• Prior experience working with insurance remittances and healthcare financial documentation strongly desired
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage high-volume transaction processing
• Strong understanding of insurance remittances and EOB interpretation
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Basic computer proficiency and data entry skills
• Ability to handle confidential patient and financial information with discretion

Responsibilities

• Accurately post daily payments, adjustments, and fund transfers for: Commercial and government insurance payers
• Patient accounts
• Internal departments and third-party payers
• Apply zero-payments, contractual adjustments, and denials appropriately
• Process multiple payment types, including: Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs)
• Credit card payments
• Checks and cash
• Review and interpret remittance advice (EOBs) and payer correspondence
• Prepare daily payment posting and balancing reports
• Perform batch balancing and reconciliation to ensure posting accuracy
• Identify, research, and resolve posting discrepancies in a timely manner
• Monitor unapplied and unpostable cash reports regularly
• Research and resolve unapplied balances within assigned timelines
• Work to ensure unapplied cash is cleared by month-end whenever possible
• Partner with billing, customer service, and leadership teams to resolve posting issues and improve workflows
• Identify trends, recurring errors, or payment issues and communicate findings to leadership
• Maintain strict compliance with HIPAA regulations and internal confidentiality standards
• Perform additional duties as needed to support revenue cycle operations

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees