Accounts Receivable Specialist

About Kindbody

Kindbody is a leading fertility clinic network and global family-building benefits provider for employers offering the full-spectrum of reproductive care from preconception to postpartum through menopause. Kindbody is the trusted fertility benefits provider for 127 leading employers, covering more than 2.7 million lives. Many thousands more receive their fertility care directly from Kindbody throughout the country at signature clinics, mobile clinics, and partner clinics. As the fertility benefits provider, technology platform, and direct provider of care, Kindbody delivers a seamless, integrated experience with superior health outcomes at lower cost, making fertility care more affordable and accessible for all. Kindbody has raised $315 million in funding from leading investors.

 

Founded in 2018, CB Insights recognized Kindbody as one of the world’s promising health companies. Kindbody was named to Inc.’s Best In Business list of most admired companies, Forbes Best Startup Employers, Fast Company’s Brands that Matter,  2023 Linkedin Top 50 Startups list, and Fierce Healthcare named Kindbody to its Fierce 15 list of 2022, which recognizes the most promising healthcare companies in the industry world. Kindbody was named to the 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50 list for revolutionizing the way fertility care is delivered in the U.S.

About the Role

As an experienced onsite Accounts Receivable Specialist, you will be working in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment where you will be relied on for your expertise, professionalism, and collaboration. We are looking for a dedicated professional to join our team to support our Revenue Cycle Management team.

This role will have a large emphasis on customer relations- you must be comfortable interacting, communicating, and working directly with patients.

This position is fully onsite, Monday-Friday, at our NYC Headquarters located at 102 5th Ave, New York, NY 10011

Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm

Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support, managing all communications relating to incoming insurance remittance and patient invoices.
• Maintain knowledge of company policies, audit patient ledgers, organize invoices and begin the collections process for patient accounts with past-due balances. 
• Maintaining appropriate documentation and notes of collection activities.
• Handle patient intake phone calls and email inquiries, review light clinical information, and review out of network insurance information with the patient
• Ensure timely follow up on all unpaid claims utilizing monthly aging reports
• Effective communication abilities for phone contacts with insurance payers to resolve issues
• Customer service skills for interacting with patients regarding medical claims and payments
• Research and resolve any discrepancies, denials, appeals, collections
• Set up patient payment plans and work collection accounts
• Review patient bills for accuracy and completeness and obtain any missing information
• Process claims and post payments.
• Process insurance payments, including balance billing to secondary insurance and/or directly to patients.
• Analyze rejected and outstanding claims, troubleshoot errors and rejection codes, and correct and re-submit all denied claims.
• Properly note system and maintain all documentation required for compliant claim submission.
• Prepare and process refund requests.
• Verify and post deposit amounts.
• Update patient accounts, including verification of insurance coverage and changes in patient information, with appropriate documentation.
• Reporting payer issues to leadership and assist in the development of strategies and tactics to address and resolve
• Prepare accounts for collections and work with outside collection agencies.
• Respond to a high volume of telephone inquiries in a positive and professional manner, resolve and follow up on all issues within designated timeframes.
• Meet positional metrics and benchmarks.
• Maintain the highest degree of ethics when handling patient payments and bill processing
• Follow all department standard operating procedures carefully and accurately
• Other duties as assigned by the Director.

General Administrative Duties:

• Manage inbound customer communication (phone, email & chat) and ensure all messages are answered in a timely fashion
• Maintain clear communication with the clinics about overall clinic operations
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Who you are:

• 2+ years of healthcare finance reporting payer issues to leadership and assist in the development of strategies and tactics to address and resolve<