Payment Application Associate

Nebraska Medical Center•Lincoln, NE

25d•Hybrid

About The Position

Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families. Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Payment Application Associate Perform the functions and decision making necessary for timely and accurate data entry and cash and adjustment posting in various systems to support organizational receivables management. Responsible for auditing all accounts with credit balances for possible refunds to third party payers, patient or other entity as applicable. Correct entries that may have caused a credit balance in error and respond to incoming requests for refunds. Details Training-: Mon-Fri 7:00am-7:330pm Regular Schedule-: Mon-Fri flex start time 6a-9a (8 hr shifts) Ability to work from home after training is complete, with a rotation to come into office Required Qualifications: • High school education or equivalent required. • Minimum of two years post-secondary education with coursework in business, medical assistant program or nursing assistant program OR equivalent combination of education/experience in accounts receivable, accounting, or health care billing (one year of education equals one year of experience) required. • Multi-tasking and problem solving abilities required. • Strong verbal and written communication skills and organizational skills with aptitude for detail oriented work required. • Experience in data entry, Microsoft products (specifically Word and Excel), and an understanding of reporting tools required. • Knowledge of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC), Diagnosis Related Group (DRG), International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and medical terminology required. • Ability to type a minimum of 45 words per minute with 95% accuracy required. • Ability to type 10 key at a minimum of 8000 Keystrokes per Hour with 98% accuracy required. Preferred Qualifications: • Prior medical billing experience preferred. • Associate's degree in business administration or college level business course work preferred. • Coding or billing certification preferred. • Knowledge of payer specific reimbursement requirements preferred. • Knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, APC, DRG, ICD and Medical Terminology preferred. Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans' status. Nebraska Medicine includes two hospitals, the state's largest and highest rated Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center, along with more than 70 primary care and specialty clinics. Nebraska Medicine and our research and education partner, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), share the same mission: to lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding our promise of “Serious Medicine, Extraordinary Care” to our patients and their families. Working with Nebraska Medicine means committing to meaningful, impactful work that will elevate the success of your fellow colleagues and will help our patients and their families feel comfortable, confident and cared for. Use this tool to search for jobs with Nebraska Medicine. Opportunities include full-time, part-time and casual positions in patient care, nursing, nursing support, allied health, diagnostics, administration, customer service, facilities, IT and more. If you are seeking Physician Opportunities, please visit NebraskaMed.com/Careers/Physician-opportunities For opportunities in Food and Environmental Services, please visit NebraskaMed.com/Careers/Food-environmental-services The option to create an automated alert of new job postings is available to candidates. You must create/sign in to our external career site by clicking “Sign In” in the top right corner of the page. If you have not created a sign in yet, please follow the directions on the page. A confirmation email will be sent that you must confirm before any job alerts will be sent. Job alerts are sent daily when a new job requisition is posted that meets your job alert criteria.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent required.
Minimum of two years post-secondary education with coursework in business, medical assistant program or nursing assistant program OR equivalent combination of education/experience in accounts receivable, accounting, or health care billing (one year of education equals one year of experience) required.
Multi-tasking and problem solving abilities required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and organizational skills with aptitude for detail oriented work required.
Experience in data entry, Microsoft products (specifically Word and Excel), and an understanding of reporting tools required.
Knowledge of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC), Diagnosis Related Group (DRG), International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and medical terminology required.
Ability to type a minimum of 45 words per minute with 95% accuracy required.
Ability to type 10 key at a minimum of 8000 Keystrokes per Hour with 98% accuracy required.

Nice To Haves

Prior medical billing experience preferred.
Associate's degree in business administration or college level business course work preferred.
Coding or billing certification preferred.
Knowledge of payer specific reimbursement requirements preferred.
Knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, APC, DRG, ICD and Medical Terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform the functions and decision making necessary for timely and accurate data entry and cash and adjustment posting in various systems to support organizational receivables management.
Responsible for auditing all accounts with credit balances for possible refunds to third party payers, patient or other entity as applicable.
Correct entries that may have caused a credit balance in error and respond to incoming requests for refunds.

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