What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Specialist position at San Carlos Healthcare Corporation?
The Accounts Receivable Specialist processes third party receipts and secondary payer billing, ensuring compliance with all of SCAHC’s accounting policies while maintaining superior customer service.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (include, but not limited to the following)
- Daily, receives remittance advice, copies checks, staples original and forwards checks to Accounting
- Credits patient account, adjustment(s) and notes remittance advice information
- Posts insurance payments from remittance advice and/or EOB statements to individual patient accounts
- Reviews EOB statement with posted charges, posts adjustment(s) as appropriate to reconcile based on contract terms
- Receives notification of Medicare electronic remittance; reconciles and posts payment to batch
- Daily, prepares and balances payment batches
- Identifies over payment; issues request for refund check and submits to Manager, Patient Accounts for approval
- Copies denial notifications and forwards to Manger, Patient Accounts for research as appropriate
- Maintains current all remittance files
- Participates in departmental orientation, on the job training and quality assurance programs/initiatives
- Participates in a variety of department and hospital educational programs to maintain current skill and competency levels; identifies and discusses performance or training needs with Supervisor
- Performs other duties as assigned.