Cash Posting Specialist - Accounting - Temporary Employment 8 Hours Day

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accurately post third-party payments and denials within department mandated time frames.
• Understand Explanation of Benefits, Remittance Advices, and other insurance correspondence.
• Ability to read and understand retractions and forwarding balances.
• Pull EOBs from the various websites.
• Auto post process, create and assign batches.
• Use programmable telephone to answer and process calls.
•  Working knowledge of the various insurance plans offered by both government and commercial insurances, including HMO, PPO, POS, and indemnity plans.

• Identify ways and initiate processes that work towards improving service levels to both internal and external customers.
• Actively participate in process and service improvement activities.
• Validate patient payments collected by clinics for prompt posting.
• Analyze third-party payments and denials for appropriateness.
• Raise concerns and/or questions in a timely manner so that further reimbursement analysis may be initiated.
• Maintain accurate, clear, concise, and complete account notes and other relevant information.
• Identify, resolve and escalate major issues and suggest potential improvements.
• Resolve any edits and report issues timely and accurately.
• Provide back-up support to other duties as requested.
• Attend and actively participate in various meetings as requested.
• Provide other general clerical tasks including, but not limited to copying, faxing, and filing.

Job Requirement:

Education

Minimum (Required)

High School Diploma or GED required

Preferred (Not required)

Work Experience

Minimum (Required)

2-year revenue cycle, banking, or finance

POSITION SUMMARY
This position will be responsible for the accurate and timely posting of all incoming cash, reconciling to both electronic and manual EOB’s as well as reviewing other communication notices.

                                                  

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