Cash Posting Generalist

Our client, a large healthcare facility, is searching for a Cash Posting Generalist to help their team on a 3-month contract!
Job Title: Cash Posting Generalist
Pay: $21 - $26
Location: Menomonee Falls, WI – local candidates only
Anticipated Contract Length: May 22nd – August 24th – potential to convert!
Schedule: 6:30am – 4:00pm
Duties:    

• Responsible for timely and accurate posting of patient and third party payments.
  Other duties as assigned.
• Productivity: Interprets, analyzes, and processes daily cash and remittance advices received (within 24 working hours).
• Determines the appropriate contractual allowances, discounts, other allowances, transaction codes, patient account transfers, and approvals required.
• Maintains daily batch controls to ensure that all cash received or adjustments processed were recorded by the computer systems. Reconciles discrepancies.
• Reestablishes patient accounts when cash has been received for an account that was previously paid in full or deleted from bad debt.
• Addresses all credit balance accounts and processes all refunds within one week of receipt.
• Processes bankruptcy notices within one week of receipt.
• Reviews and resolves cases posted to cash suspense account within one week of posting.
• Maintains current knowledge of hospital policy, department procedures, Wisconsin Uniform Billing regulations (UB04 Manual), HMO/PPO agreements, and other contractual arrangements.
• Researches accounts utilizing PFS systems (Affinity, Envision, HBOC, US Bank Payment Consolidator online tool).
• Posts payments received on bad debt accounts in accordance with department protocol and communicates appropriate entries for interest and collection expense to General Accounting.
• Answers telephone, walk-in inquiries regarding Cash Posting, and thoroughly researches and responds within 24 working hours.
• Performs reconciliation functions as needed.

Skills:    

• Two years of business office experience in billing, customer service, or collections in a healthcare environment is required.

Education:   

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.