LRHPG Cash Application Specialist - LRHPG-Revenue Cycle

Position Details

Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only Provisional Level 1 Trauma center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population. Our facility is licensed for 910 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Active - Benefit Eligible and Accrues Time Off

Work Hours per Biweekly Pay Period: 80.00

Shift: Monday - Friday

Location: 210 South Florida Avenue Lakeland, FL - Remote after training

Pay Rate: Min $17.12 Mid $19.69

Position Summary

Responsible for posting payments and/or adjustments to all accounts, taking corrective action on the remaining balances, analyzing accounts to ensure accuracy of insurance plans in Allscripts Patient Management System based on third party EOBs and balancing all payments posted.

Position Responsibilities

People At The Heart Of All We Do

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.
• Safety And Performance Improvement
• Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
• Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.
• Standard Work Duties: LRHPG Cash Application Specialist
• Post all payments to Allscripts PM the same day as received as measured by departmental and individual goals
• Retrieve and post payment through PayerPath to the Allscripts Patient Management System
• Performs correct payment analysis and reconciliation with Allscripts Batch Reconciliation Report and Cash Log Report daily to ensure all transactions are accurately posted and balanced
• Analyze each payment posted to ensure the correct insurance plan is applied in Allscripts PM and make any necessary corrections in Allscripts PM at the time of posting the payment as measured by individual productivity and management oversight
• Performs secondary posting functions
• Demonstrates knowledge of all equipment and systems/technology necessary to complete duties and responsibilities
• Report ERA recurring exceptions to Data Analysis for review and resolution
• Organizes job functions and work assignment to be able to effectively complete assignments within established time frames
• Performs secondary posting functions
• Stewardship
• Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
• Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.
  

Competencies & Skills

Essential:

• Good analytical skills
• Type 40 WPM
• Good math skills
• Ten key calculator skills
  
  

Essential:

Qualifications & Experience

• High School or Equivalent
  
  

Nonessential:

• Associate Degree
  
  

Nonessential:

• Business or Healthcare Administration
  
  

Other Information:

Certifications Preferred: Medical Billing and Coding

Certification Experience Essential: Minimum three to five years of experience in professional/technical role requiring progressive increase in responsibility. Two to three years of insurance collections process in physician setting.