Payment Poster

USPI • Lawrenceville, GA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Payment Poster is responsible for processing payments for the surgery center in the Patient Accounting System (PAS). This role requires adherence to the Center's policies, fiscal responsibility, and following established business office standards. The position also involves understanding the needs of diverse patient age groups, professional growth, teamwork during stressful situations, and reporting day-to-day situations to the Manager. The Payment Poster must also follow employee health and personnel policies.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One to three months of related experience and/or training.
• Or Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Communication skills: ability to effectively present information to patients, physicians, and other employees of surgery center.
• Basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Process payments for the surgery center in Patient Accounting System (PAS).
• Knows and adheres to policies of the Center and demonstrates fiscal responsibility.
• Follows standards, policies, procedures, goals, and objectives for business office according to accepted standards.
• Demonstrates ability to understand the unique needs of each age group of the patient population.
• Seeks involvement in activities that promote professional growth and behavior.
• Remains calm and functions as a team member during times of stress and crisis situations.
• Informs Manager of applicable day-to-day situations.
• Follows employee health and other personnel and staffing policies.
• Pulls payment information from Surgery Center bank account for Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs) to post to PAS.
• Prepares batches daily.
• Posts all daily payments including, over the counter money, mail, credit card payments, and EFTs to PAS and verifies the system batch totals equal combined documents.
• Balance and Close all batches daily.
• Works rejections in Zirmed daily.
• Follow-up on current aging denials and payor issues to assist collector.
• Notifies supervisor of trends with insurance coverage, incorrect contract information, or any insurance and/or coding updates.
• Maintains working relationship with billing coordinator, collection specialist, and scheduler to ensure charges are correct at time of billing and to limit scheduling errors.
• Provide relief to Admitting, Office Assistant, Insurance Verifier and Scheduling, and month end processing as required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

What This Job Offers

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