Patient Financial Services Rep II

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

51d • Hybrid

About The Position

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

Requirements

• High School Diploma and
• 5 years of hospital medical billing and collections experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree
• Financial counseling experience
• Knowledge of payer contracts. Transplant payer contract knowledge is highly preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze payer underpayments, variances, and denials. Escalate trends, make comprehensive suggestions, and file professional appeals according to our contractual agreements and UT Southwestern policy. This includes timely processing of allocated volume of accounts, based on established production guidelines and time parameters provided for workflow.
• Responsible for outbound calls and/or status inquiries via payer's website validating receipt of medical claims and adjudication status within established timeframes. Display competent ability to access, navigate, and manage account information through phone calls and payer websites. Documents all work and calls performed, in accordance to policy. This includes complete contact information, good grammar, and expected outcomes.
• Display competency and ability to work within client based, research, and UTSW special arrangements. This includes but is not limited to: calculating the physician and hospital share and working with MSP to transfer the physician's share to that department, working with other departments at UTSW to properly invoice clients and bill claims for proper adjudication per our agreements.
• Be knowledgeable on all payer types and effectively work on special projects for specific initiatives for account resolution projects. Demonstrate confidence and sound decision making for processing through large volumes of denials, complex accounts, or contractual reviews, as identified from strategic leadership requirements.
• Make necessary adjustments as required by plan reimbursement.
• Function as a departmental liaison for billing and collections support for internal and external customers, as required.
• Utilize systems tools and department resources to achieve production and quality targets for resolution of patient accounts.
• Investigates and responds to questions or requests for additional information in a timely and professional manner to ensure proper, timely and accurate payment of patient accounts.
• Maintains passing QA Scores
• Attends in-services, classes and meetings related to all operations to the PFS department. Understands reimbursement of all 3rd party payers.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

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