A/R Clerk/ Representative - Hospital
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
As an Accounts Receivable Clerk you will perform a variety of duties related to billing and collection, including but not limited to, completing UBF and various billing forms. You will be inputting and/or manual posting charges, payments and adjustments and referring accounts for collection.
Responsibilities Include:
- Performs all duties related to billing and collection accounts including, but not limited to:
- Completing UBF and various billing forms.
- Processing itemized bills.
- Preparing and entering batch totals and batch tickets. Reconciling and closing batches.
- Requesting medical summaries.
- Printing microfiche medical charts and filing.
- Inputting charges, payments and adjustments to computerized system or posts to manual records.
- Pursuing all third party carriers and patients for payment on hospital bills. Prepares correspondence and/or bills.
- Setting up financial agreements with patients. Verifies insurance coverage and other related data with third party carriers.
- Referring accounts for collection.
- Correcting carrier codes, revenue codes, patient demographics, adjusting allowances, etc. Verifies insurance carriers and other related data.
- Entering and verifying appropriate codes and explanation on Patient Account systems.
- May maintain daily, weekly and monthly records of fees collected.
- May perform a variety of cashier functions.
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Knowledge of billing or credit/collection procedures, required.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-9 coding, CPT codes and automated systems, preferred.
- Ability to input data to computerized system.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
Our Culture
Transforming care, optimizing patient satisfaction and creating better patient outcomes are just some of the things our talented team members are doing at North Shore-LIJ each and every day. As a culture committed to providing our customers with the highest quality service, we stand behind our core values: Patients first; Caring; Excellence; Innovation; Integrity and Teamwork. It is our commitment and our culture that sets us apart from others and is the cornerstone of everything we do. Join an organization whose team members are valued, cared for and offered continuous opportunities to grow. Click on the link to learn more about us: www.northshorelij.com/goals
Please note: North Shore-LIJ is a smoke-free environment. Smoking and the use of tobacco products is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises. Free smoking cessation programs and quit medications are offered to team members who wish to quit through the North Shore-LIJ Center for Tobacco Control.
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