Position: ONSITE - Patient Account Specialist Senior/Medical/ Hospital collections
Location: Lake Charles, LA, 70601
Duration: 3 months with possible extension
Shift: Monday to Friday Days
Guaranteed hours a week: 40
Job ID: n/a
Summary:
- Provides medical collection services for TLRA collection units. Utilizes a strong background as a medical collection specialist to successfully resolve accounts placed with TLRA for collection.
- This involves performing collection activities related to follow-up and account resolution, and includes communication to patients, clients, reimbursement vendors, and other external entities while adhering to all client, state and federal guidelines. Patient and client satisfaction is essential.
- Associates in the collection unites are expected to knave knowledge of the overall collection work processes for the both active AR and BD inventory. Possesses thorough understanding of the hospital revenue cycle with specialization in hospital billing, follow-up, and the account resolution process.
- Utilizes and applies industry knowledge to resolve aged accounts receivable by working various account types including, but not limited to: hospital and/or professional claims, governmental and/or non-governmental claims, denied claims, high priority accounts, etc.
- Manage multiple work queues for follow-up and denials by engaging payor websites and initiate calls in order to ensure prompt payment of medical claims. Pursues and/or follow-up on appeals. Initiates communication with coding team and clinical staff when coding related, and medical necessity appeals are warranted. Identifies denial trends and notifies Supervisor and/or Manager to prevent future denials and further delay in payments. Makes recommendations for resolution.
- Remains open-minded with change: maintains performance during period(s) of change and understands changes in tasks and/or environment as well as the basis for change Posse.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma
- 1 plus year of Medical/Hospital Collections
Should you be interested, let's discuss this briefly at your earliest convenience and please feel free to contact me at 703-652-7170, my name is Ailyn, I am available from Mon to Fri at 9a-6p EST.
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Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $20.00 - $21.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
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Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Medical/hospital collection: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person