Patient Accounting Coordinator

The Ohio State University

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Accounting Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of patient billing and collection processing in compliance with departmental policies and procedures. Department roles may include, but is not limited to: payment posting, cash reconciliation, refund/credit processing, insurance follow up, customer service in a call center setting, self-pay collections, or claim submission.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• PC Knowledge
• interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Minimum 1 year experience in a contact center or similar experience in a healthcare environment
• Ability to work more than 1 service line or 2 or more revenue cycle functions or more than 1 site
• Achieves or higher rating on annual performance evaluation
• No corrective action in the past 12 months
• Performance meets department standards for quality assurance, teamwork, customer service and productivity standards
• Demonstrates competency in daily functions, interpersonal and cognitive skills required to meet essential job functions
• Maintains knowledge related to product/service line, quality improvement, cost reduction, current registration and billing policy and procedures as well as scheduling policies and procedures
• Must maintain proficiency in utilizing all applicable systems
• Must meet mandatory educational and health requirements, as well as ongoing scheduling and registration competencies
• Attends Health System and Departmental In-services, education forums, and meetings as required

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Windows, Excel, and Intranet/internet navigation tools as well as system content
• Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle difficult customers in stressful situations, resolve conflicts independently and within a team, as well as escalate to upper management when appropriate
• Works independently and collaboratively with others, and identifies opportunity for new work
• Self-motivated, dependable, detail oriented, highly organized and able to perform with a high-level of accuracy
• Critical thinking/problem solving skills
• Manages tasks, routes appropriately without involvement of supervisor
• Ability to multi-task and independently prioritize tasks
• Experience and knowledge working in an electronic medical record system, with Epic experience preferred

Responsibilities

• payment posting
• cash reconciliation
• refund/credit processing
• insurance follow up
• customer service in a call center setting
• self-pay collections
• claim submission

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, with Ohio State paying a significant portion of the cost
• Paid time off, including sick and vacation time and 11 holidays
• State retirement plan or an alternative retirement plan, both with generous employer contributions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED