About this role
Patient Accounting Coordinator 1
Department: Other Business Activities | Patient Accounting Externally Funded
The Revenue Cycle Departments for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are responsible for providing excellent customer service while processing patient demographic and insurance information efficiently and accurately. Areas within the Revenue Cycle include pre-registration, registration, pre-certification, financial clearance and counseling, financial assistance, scheduling, billing, claims follow-up, customer service and cash collection. The primary responsibility of staff with the Revenue Cycle is to ensure the collection of net revenue for services rendered.
Position Summary
The Patient Accounting Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of patient billing and collection processing in compliance with departmental policies and procedures. Department roles may include, but is not limited to: payment posting, cash reconciliation, refund/credit processing, insurance follow up, customer service in a call center setting, self-pay collections, or claim submission.
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED. PC Knowledge and interpersonal, verbal, and written communication. Minimum 1 year experience in a contact center or similar experience in a healthcare environment. Ability to work more than 1 service line or 2 or more revenue cycle functions or more than 1 site.
Preferred: Experience with Windows, Excel, and Intranet/internet navigation tools as well as system content. Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Ability to handle difficult customers in stressful situations, resolve conflicts independently and within a team, as well as escalate to upper management when appropriate. Works independently and collaboratively with others, and identifies opportunity for new work. Self-motivated, dependable, detail oriented, highly organized and able to perform with a high-level of accuracy. Critical thinking/problem solving skills. Manages tasks, routes appropriately without involvement of supervisor. Ability to multi-task and independently prioritize tasks. Experience and knowledge working in an electronic medical record system, with Epic experience preferred.
FUNCTION: Finance SUB-FUNCTION: Revenue Cycle - Patient Accounting CAREER BAND: Individual Contributor - Technical CAREER LEVEL: 1
Additional Information
Location: Ackerman Rd, 660 (0242)
Position Type: Regular
Scheduled Hours: 40
Shift: First Shift
Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
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