Specialist, Cash Posting

Duties And Responsibilities:

• Payment posting manual/Electronic (ERA’s) patient and insurance payments, adjustments, and/or denials
• Locate remittances & payments in various portals &/or clearinghouse
• Read and interpret EOB’s
• Apply copay/coinsurance and deductible balances to patient responsibility
• Review of patient account balances as needed to determine posting accuracy
• Perform payment deposit downloads and bank reconciliations
• Daily cash reconciliation and reporting
• Research and resolve unapplied accounts
• Flexibility to cross train/assist with training/cover for other team members and/or with other projects as needed
• Identify and report on trends/issues
• Prepare, reconcile and complete the local bank deposits for mail patient/insurance/accounting payments & other hospital/clinic departments (does not apply to home-based candidates)
• Maintain/reconcile petty cash funds, process point of service patient payments (does not apply to home-based candidates)
• Post monthly agency payment reports
• Work to resolve unidentified deposits
• Work posting issue work queues   

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• 10 key calculator skills preferred
• Ability to read, speak, and write fluent English

• Data Entry Experience

• Familiarity with computers (MS/Excel applications).  Basic to intermediate Excel skills preferred
• Requires developed communication skills to effectively work with all levels of management, peers and clients.
• Possesses excellent written and verbal communications.
• Ability to work as a team member, creating and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Must adapt and demonstrate the ability to work independently in a quiet, dedicated workspace from home in a fast-paced, changing and goal-oriented environment
• Must be detail oriented, a strong multi-tasker, resourceful and possess the ability to apply critical thinking skills to make good and independent decisions.
• Candidate must exhibit excellent time management organizational skills