What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Representative - Temporary position at Harlingen Medical Center?
Overview
Shifts Available: Days
Employment Type: Full-time | Temporary
Hours: 8-hour shifts
Location: Harlingen Central Billing Office – Harlingen, TX
Responsibilities
Employment Status
Temporary
Shift
Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
Shifts Available: Days
Employment Type: Full-time | Temporary
Hours: 8-hour shifts
Location: Harlingen Central Billing Office – Harlingen, TX
Responsibilities
- Accurately post and reconcile daily incoming payments, apply contractual adjustments, and maintain correct patient account balances within hospital systems
- Analyze insurance payments and managed care contracts to ensure accurate reimbursement and compliance with state and federal regulations, including Worker’s Compensation fee schedules
- Identify, investigate, and escalate underpayments or denials while collaborating with payers and internal departments to optimize revenue collection
- Distribute billing appropriately, manage hospital-related incoming and outgoing mail, and promptly correct mailing discrepancies
- Provide professional, tactful communication when assisting patients, families, and internal stakeholders regarding account inquiries and payment matters
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize needs to meet required timelines
- Analytical, mathematical and problem-solving skill preferred
- Customer Services experience preferred
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable or cashier experience preferred
- Familiar with commercial or government billing requirements and knowledge of insurance, coding, and medical terminology is preferred
- High School Graduate or GED Equivalent Required (effective 4/1/14 for all new hires)
- Knowledge of basic understanding medical coding and third-party operating procedures and practices
- Knowledge of multiple insurance billing requirements and 6 mo.-1 year of billing experience preferred
- Medical and Insurance terminology essential
- Health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
- Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
- Employer 401K options
- Tuition reimbursement options
- Life, disability, and other insurance options
- Many other amazing benefits
Employment Status
Temporary
Shift
Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf