Receipt Keyer

Cozad Community Hospital•Cozad, NE

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Receipt Keyer is responsible for keying all patient and insurance payments, pulling insurance remits off websites, changing financial classes, flagging remits for investigation, and processing patient monthly payments in accordance with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the Cozad Community Health System. This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
General clerical experience and attention to detail required.
Basic Life Support (CPR)
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively with patients and employees of the organization.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

Computer experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Logs into multiple websites to obtain daily remits.
Separates each remit out to whether or not it is a Hospital or Clinic account.
Ensures that all remits and deposits are put on a batch sheet after receiving the deposit dates.
Pulls any credit card receipts that were deposited for the day.
Keys the remits for that day along with the hard deposit including the patient self-payments and any insurance checks.
Responsible for keeping an organized daily file for paper trail.
Keys the daily batch, flagging any admissions that are in question (no pay, incorrect pay, secondary, etc.).
Forwards the flagged admissions to Collections/Accounts Receivable for investigation and research.
Ensures that all batch sheets are updated and available to the Business Office Manager along with any additional paperwork needed for journal entries.
Ensures all Home Health remits that need to be keyed get to the Home Health Director.
Balances batches to the deposit daily.
Assists with patient registration and answering phones.
Keys all adjustments and transfers from collections and accept payments from patients.
Follows all HIPAA guidelines and promotes and ensures patient safety.
Fulfills mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive and professional environment.
Special projects and other duties as assigned.