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Job Location (Full Address):

905 Elmgrove Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14624

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

910401 Patient Self-Pay Services

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 103 H

Compensation Range:

$18.00 - $25.14

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for accurate and efficient prepping, scanning, indexing and quality checking of documents. Responsible for ensuring that all necessary correspondence and documentation needed for the billing system has been received and is accurate.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Performs quality assurance checks of outgoing correspondence. Sorts and routes incoming mail, including but not limited to, patient refund checks, statements, collection letters, and correspondence. Validates patient addresses via telephone, returned mail, or using electronic tools. Updates the billing system accordingly, ensuring patient addresses and all pertinent registration data are accurate. Mails outgoing statements, receipts, requisitions, and letters.
• Receives daily, weekly, and monthly reports from external customers for review and processing, including verification and billing of insurances, payment transfer requests, verification of account status, and other reports as assigned. Processes internal reports to ensure accounts are processing appropriately within the billing system. Performs quality assurances checks regarding outgoing correspondence. Requests and distributes daily statement requests.
• Prepares all payments received from collections agencies for payment posting, in accordance with established policies and procedures. Receives incoming inquiries from both internal and external customers and ensures account status is kept current.
• Creates and follows work tickets on research issues. Assigns patient disputes with equity and performs follow ups to ensure the mandated timeframes are met. Alerts management team to issues not completed within specified timeframes. Identifies potential issues or trends and reports to management.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or equivalent and 1 year of relevant experience required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

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