What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Accounts Receivable Specialist (Must have 2 or more years of experience) position at Palmetto Surgery Center?
Company Overview
Palmetto Surgery Center is a privately owned outpatient surgical facility operated by surgeons, specializing in ENT, pain injections, and cataract procedures. Since 2000, the center has built an excellent reputation for patient care and physician referrals, performing over 60,000 cases across five operating rooms.
Job Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Accounts Receivable Specialist to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will possess strong accounting and finance experience, with expertise in managing receivables, client communication, and financial systems. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to the efficient revenue cycle management of a reputable surgical center.
Duties
Perform the following duties on a daily basis or as needed:
- Run patient aging report and review.
- Call patients regarding balances and make payment arrangements. Phone time 5-15 minutes.
- Run collection agency report and send un-collectible amounts to current collection agency.
- Correct and research returned billing mail.
- Assist in contacting insurance companies to verify eligibility, deductibles, and co- insurance/co-pays on a backup basis as needed.
- Answer patient calls regarding balance, refund requests. Return calls if research is needed and make payment arrangements. Phone time 5-15 minutes each.
- Posts insurance and patient payments daily.
- Review aging report monthly and call insurance companies with outstanding claims.
- Resolve non-payment issues and claim problems. Re-file claims when needed and file review requests or appeals. Phone time 10min to 60 min excluding research and follow up calls.Print hard copy claims as needed for all insurance companies. Pull EOB to match with secondary claims and mail.
- Follow up EOB denials with insurance company and/or patient as required. Phone time 10 min to 1 hour.
- Assist the COO with various special projects as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient information according to facility policy and HIPAA guidelines
- Other duties (Front desk coverage, phone coverage, etc.) as assigned.
Skills
- Strong understanding of insurance principles and financial concepts related to healthcare revenue cycle management.
- Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable management, and billing software.
- Excellent communication skills for client interaction and negotiation in collections activities.
- Advanced Excel skills including formulas, spreadsheets, and data analysis techniques.
- Knowledge of medical collections processes and telemarketing techniques for collection efforts.
- Ability to perform double entry bookkeeping, account analysis, journal entries, and reconciliation tasks accurately.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail in data entry and account management.
Join our team as an Accounts Receivable Specialist to ensure smooth financial operations while supporting our commitment to exceptional patient care through precise revenue cycle management!
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many year of experience do you have with MEDICAL Billing and Collections?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20