Payment Poster

USPI • Hackensack, NJ

4d • $23 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

Hackensack Endoscopy Center is hiring a full time Payment Poster. At Hackensack Endoscopy Center, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our facility is accredited by The Joint Commission.

Job Summary: Post all incoming payments into the system and reconcile each day and month to ensure correctness.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-3 years of collections experience, with emphasis on healthcare insurance collections of all types. Ambulatory surgical setting is preferred.
• Medical terminology.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Skilled in time management and prioritization of emergent situations.
• Good customer service skills, always demonstrates professionalism.
• Comfortable utilizing critical thinking skills.
• Typing 45-60 WPM.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with electronic patient information systems.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer previous experience working with Advantx (Patient Accounting System).
• Prefer previous experience with Electronic Health Record system

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 payer 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, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) – Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

What This Job Offers

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