Patient Financial Representative

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Patient Financial Representative interviews patients to arrange methods of payment or extension of credit, notes decision in patient's charts. Monitors monthly payments/collections, submits pre-authorizations, insurance claims, and monitors payments and accounts receivable. Registers inpatient consults. Pre-visit registration for copay collections and daily deposit of cash/check payments as well as entering insurance and patient’s payments received via mail. Pursues insurance missing payments and insurance denials. This position requires providing service to an age population; young adults to older adults (18¬65+ yrs), in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served. This position requires providing service to the following age population(s) newborn to elderly in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in all phases of physician billing is required. Including but not limited to charge entry, claims processing, payment posting, and the appeal/resubmission process for rejections and follow-up.
• Excellent organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patients to arrange methods of payment or extension of credit
• Monitors monthly payments/collections
• Submits pre-authorizations and insurance claims
• Monitors payments and accounts receivable
• Registers inpatient consults
• Pre-visit registration for copay collections
• Daily deposit of cash/check payments
• Enters insurance and patient’s payments received via mail
• Pursues insurance missing payments and insurance denials

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees