Revenue Cycle Specialist I (Cash Management)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai is seeking a Revenue Cycle Specialist I (Cash Management) to provide billing support to Patient Financial Services. This role involves payment posting to support revenue cycle operations, identifying denials for follow-up, performing account follow-up activities, and updating account information. Positions at this level require basic knowledge of the assigned area and a general understanding of department functions and the revenue cycle. Incumbents are expected to organize, prioritize, and perform work in a timely manner within established guidelines. This position may involve cross-training in other office functions and providing back-up coverage.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
A minimum of 1 years of hospital or professional billing and/or collections experience is required.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or college diploma preferred.
A minimum of two years of hospital billing or collections preferred.
Experience in cash management, payment posting and interpreting and explaining EOBs a plus.

Responsibilities

Participates in department meetings and provides feedback to management on how to improve department processes.
Adheres to instructions, verbal and written, to achieve desired results.
Adheres to documentation standards of the department and properly uses activity codes.
Correctly enters data in fields.
Maintains acceptable levels of speed and accuracy.
Effectively monitors assigned work queues and workload, ensuring resolve of accounts in a timely and accurate manner.
Takes initiative on issues and/or problems by advancing them to supervisor.
Adheres to documentation standards of the department.
Processes incoming correspondence, based on reason code, timely and accurately.
Ensures information on the account is complete and accurate.
Adheres to payment timeline protocol.
Assists other team members with resolution of accounts when needed.
Demonstrates detailed knowledge of Cedars-Sinai core patient accounting systems and/or department specific systems and uses them effectively and efficiently.