Accounts Receivable Technician (Healthcare) Contractor

Tribal One Professional Services is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Technician to support a contract opportunity to support the Chemawa Indian Health Center located in Salem, Oregon. The Chemawa Indian Health Center is a Service Unit within the Indian Health Service that bills Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance and Veterans Administration. The Accounts Receivable Technician posts payments from the various billing sources.

This position is contingent upon contract award. The position is remote, but the successful candidate will be required to work closely with the Chemawa Indian Health Center and as a result, the candidate's hours must align with the client's business hours (Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time)

The Accounts Receivable Technician will provide Account Receivable duties which will include posting payments and working with Chemawa's business office staff to assure proper payment is received as required under IHCIA, at Title 25, U.S.C.162e(a). The Contractor will utilize RPMS (Resource Patient Management System), Easyprint, Adobe, various secure share folders and various insurer/clearinghouse websites to assist with Accounts Receivable services for Western Oregon Service Unit, Chemawa Indian Health Center.

Specific duties include (but are not limited to):

• Reviews 3rd Party Remittance Advice (RA) Explanation of Benefits (EOB), posts to Account Receivable System.
• Batching Payments.
• Filing Financial Documents including EOBs, copy of checks, 835 file and non-payment files.
• Maintain Accounts Receivable system.

Position Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate:

• Knowledge of the accounting methods, procedures, and techniques to conduct difficult and responsible analysis and determinations within Resource Patient Management System (RPMS) to validate transactions and to perform research to resolve inconsistencies.
• Knowledge of automated patient accounting systems, point of sale systems and third-party billing systems to reconcile errors that require an understanding of nonstandard procedures related to patient accounts.
• General working knowledge of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) / Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) coding terms.
• Knowledge and experience with Indian Health Service (IHS), Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS).
• Compliance with Federal Regulations and with the Indian Health Services Third-Party Resource and Internal Control Policy, The Debt Collection Policy and the Indian Health Services Statistical and Reporting Systems for all departments.
• Knowledge of Indian Health Services policies and regulations on alternate resources as they relate to Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Supplement Insurance, Medicaid and other private insurance payers.
• Experience utilizing RPMS (Resource Patient Management System), Easyprint, Adobe, various secure share folders and various insurer/clearinghouse websites.
• Five years (5) of highly relevant experience as a medical billing accounting technician.
• High School degree or equivalent required, college and/or commensurate experience preferred.
• Ability to successfully pass and remain in compliance with required background checks from Tribal One and any required federal government background checks.
• The USDA contract requires the individual to be either a citizen of the U.S. or a non-U.S. citizen who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence as evidenced by a Permanent Resident Card (USCIS I-551).
• Must pass drug screen and remain in compliance with drug-free workplace policies.

Zip Code: 97306