PATIENT ACCOUNT COORDINATOR /FT

Cary Medical Center•Caribou, ME

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Cary Medical Center is seeking a Patient Account Coordinator to join our Billing team. In this role, you will handle all aspects of billing, collecting, logging, and filing insurance claims and payments. You’ll be responsible for monitoring claims and effectively communicating to resolve any internal or external issues. At Cary, we value teamwork, collaboration, and a supportive workplace culture. Our employees have proudly voted us one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Maine for the fifth year in a row. Here, your contributions truly make a difference, and you’ll be part of a team that values your skills and dedication.

Requirements

Minimum of an Associated Degree or equivalent experience preferred
Communication skills-ability to relate professionally with other hospital staff.
Type at least 30 words per minute with accuracy.

Responsibilities

Retrieve and work daily insurance lists (unapproved, approved and claims with missing information). Process claims appropriately on each list within 1 hour of receipt.
Retrieve generated claims for verification and mailing or electronic billings. Claims must be prepared and ready to mail within a 24 hour period.
Build electronic claims file for applicable payor, correcting edit list, transmission of claims, and receiving transmission report in the absence of others.
Recognize checks and remittances into the computer system. Receipts must be posted within 24 hours as applicable of receipt. This includes changing collect codes, billing, secondary insurances, and processing credit balances.
Response to inquiries from patients. Internal and external requests for information must be completed within a 24-hour period.