What are the responsibilities and job description for the Insurance Analyst position at VN&Associates?
Job Summary
Are you a driven indivudal ready to join one of the most well respected hopsitals in the Coachella Valley? Can you perform account review, follow-up and collections to include double recoupment, correspondence and credit balance resolution? Do you thrive in fast paced enviorments and want a career where you can grow in your role? If so - this position is for you!
Qualifications
Education:
Required: High school diploma and or GED
Experience:
Required: One year of billing/collections experience, billing certification or prior successful internship/temporary assignment in a patient financial service setting
Preferred: Experience with managed care and Medicare/Medi-Cal Billing regulations
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
- Manages new accounts, on a daily basis, by working within Receivables Workstation; interfaces with other departments within the hospital, when appropriate, to obtain information necessary to process or resolve claims; contacts patient and/or account guarantor to solicit payment on account.
- Works all accounts listed in the Follow-Up queue on a daily basis to promote collection of accounts; includes telephoning the payer, messaging or identifying the claim on the payers’ Internet websites.
- Manages account inventory on a timely basis to promote payment and resolution of all accounts as instructed by management.
- Stays current on all payer requirements by reading bulletins, reviewing provider handbooks, accessing websites, etc.
- Processes incoming correspondence, including signature letters, denials, prior authorizations and additional information necessary to process the claim.
- Records newly identified insurance plans and facilitates the account processing of new plan in accordance with pre-billing policies and procedures.
- Records accurate and definitive notes in the electronic account file that depict the current status of account, issues with account and anticipated date of resolution.
- Escalates account management to leadership when issues arise, if needed.
- Ensures leadership is kept up to date with contract, payer or system changes and/or issues.
- Assigns a status code to each worked account to enable account tracking, statistical data gathering and audit activities.
- Manages new credit balance accounts every day and prepares adjustments or refunds to zero the account balance.
- Handles special projects as directed by leadership e.g. high dollar accounts, accounts over
- Maintains productivity standards by payer assignment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
If this sounds like you, apply today!
Pay: $19.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19 - $28