- Title: Payment Entry Associate
- Location: Fountain Valley
- Department: Physician Billing - Svc Staff
- Status: Fulltime
- Shift: Days (8hrs shift) HYBRID
- Pay Range: $20.00/hr - $25.47/hr
At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in Healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation and teamwork.
Position Summary
On a daily basis, accurately read and interpret the explanation of benefits (EOB) from various insurance payers and post payments to patient encounters with minimal or no error rate.
- Balance and post assigned electronic remittance batches. Resolve batch issues/errors that are within the capability of resolving. Report unresolved issues to the manager or supervisor.
- Accurately process patient payments within a two (2) day turnaround.
- Notify appropriate staff of any payment discrepancies for research.
- Post all reason codes correctly attached to the payment and/or adjustment to which they correspond, posting and documenting all applicable information on the EOB.
- Print EOBs from payer websites and log into a spreadsheet.
- Link EOB images correctly via ICS/OnBase for future reference.
- Update the posting log upon posting each payment batch.
- Collaborates with teammates to ensure department close is met within the assigned timeframe.
- Post bonus, capitation, and encounter checks as appropriate.
- Perform at or above the assigned department quality and productivity standard.
- "Other duties as assigned.”
Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
Qualifications - External
Experience
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in patient account billing and collections
- Excellent problem-solving skills required.
- General computer skills required, including the ability to use the internet and learn other computer applications successfully
- Working knowledge of general medical office procedures required
- 40 WPM typing, verifiable
- 10 key by touch
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $25.47 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
Experience:
- Patient account billing and collections: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person