PFS Liaison

EvergreenHealth•Kirkland, WA

5d•$24 - $39•Hybrid

About The Position

Serves as the liaison amongst EvergreenHealth’s Patient Financial Services, Patient Access, Professional Billing, Contracts Management, Health Information Management, Revenue Integrity and other hospital departments, as well as external collection agencies, outsourcing vendors and other vendor partners. Coordinates the highly complex research and resolution of discrepancies by working with all units of the department and performing all necessary patient accounting procedures to ensure proper handling and account resolution. Encompasses department functions and activities which may include reconciliation, processing and financial assistance approval, review of charges, billing information, account activities affecting the accounts and audits.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent
2 years of directly related experience in a healthcare environment
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Ability to type 50 WPM with a high degree of accuracy, plus 10-key
Requires Hospital Facility Billing/Medical Insurance Billing experience

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in accounting, finance, or business
Hospital billing or patient financial services experience

Responsibilities

Responsible for the billing of all insurance and self-pay accounts receivable of EvergreenHealth.
Directly interacts with other hospital departments as it relates to patient accounting activities and performs revenue cycle activities that will ensure billing compliance, credit balance reporting, rebilling projects, audits, reimbursement reviews and charging audits.
Acts as a liaison and performs account transfer validation, reconciliation and audit on vendor partner activities and transactions.
Acts as a liaison for claim holds, research and other special handling accounts.
Performs other duties as assigned.