Patient Financial Services (PFS) Account Specialist (Accounts Receivable Clerk (Healthcare), Patient Accounts Rep, Patient Billing Coordinator)

Overview

At Augusta Health, your work matters — and so do you. Whether you're delivering direct patient care, supporting operations, or innovating behind the scenes, every role contributes to our mission of promoting wellness and healing through compassionate service. We offer more than just a job — we offer a purpose-driven career in a nationally recognized, independent health system located in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley.

Learn more about career opportunities on our Careers Page.

Our team members thrive in a supportive culture that values collaboration, integrity, and excellence. With opportunities across clinical and non-clinical areas, Augusta Health is a place where your skills make a difference, and your growth is a priority.

Why Join Augusta Health?

We believe in taking care of the people who care for our community. That’s why Augusta Health offers a comprehensive and thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your well-being, career development, and work-life balance. Whether you're launching your career or bringing in years of experience, we provide the tools, resources, and encouragement to help empower you to reach your full potential — personally, professionally, and financially.

Explore our Benefits, current Hiring Incentives, and our Taking Care of Us initiative — which embraces Belonging, Respect, Inclusion, Diversity, Growth, and Equity (B.R.I.D.G.E.) — to see how we invest in our team members and culture.

Total Rewards & Benefits (may vary by position)

• Comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings plans and financial wellness support programs
• Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling to promote work-life balance
• Career development programs including clinical ladders, shared governance, and advancement opportunities
• Personalized onboarding with dedicated preceptors and ongoing educational support
• Tuition reimbursement and access to onsite childcare
• Free onsite parking, 24/7-armed security for your safety, a Health Fitness Reimbursement Program, and an onsite credit union and pharmacy
• Competitive pay with shift/weekend differentials
• Employee discounts at the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and local entertainment venues (i.e., movie tickets)

Full details are available on our Benefits Page.

Job Summary

As a designated Accounts Receivables Specialist in Patient Financial Services, the incumbent will provide organizational support for the hospital and/or medical group in the patient accounting role through clean and accurate billing and collection activity to ensure prompt account resolution and cash flow optimization on hospital and/or physician accounts receivables management. In addition, this position actively supports and seeks to achieve departmental goals.

This position plays a critical role in supporting Augusta Health’s mission and advancing departmental goals through measurable performance indicators and service excellence. This position contributes to a collaborative, patient-centered environment and helps drive outcomes aligned with organizational priorities.

Essential Job Duties

The incumbent will be responsible for working daily task s generated within any/all of the departments receivables management computer systems including assigned pre billing edit rejected claims and unpaid denied claims through identifying, documenting and following up on problematic issues that prevented the successful and timely transmission of accurate/clean claims by a third party support partner as well as following up on denied claims by governmental and other third-party payers as assigned in the work queue.

Position is responsible for identifying and resolving invalid or missing claim data by communicating with the physician office practices, hospital clinical departments, compliance representatives, billing support personnel and/or other constituents to secure and correct the data which prevents or compromis