General Summary: A nonexempt position responsible for accounting functions and transactions.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Provide back-up support for Posters, Insurance Reps, Collectors, and Medical Records personnel within Business Services.
- Maintain deposit spreadsheet for Posters, balancing to NextGen and MX Merchant.
- Review incoming Patient Portal email.
- Coordinate & balance satellite deposit logs, and the corresponding bank deposits.
- Review report to ensure that onset dates have been included.
- Handles incoming Bankruptcy notices.
- Send incoming checks to lockbox.
- Answer and distribute Business Office queue calls.
- Check voicemail, forwarding as appropriate.
- Accept patient credit card payments, entering in virtual terminal and NextGen.
- Answer patient's questions on their account and/or statement.
- Handle and monitor the Bank Deposit Log.
- Patient address corrections.
- Provide back-up for mail distribution.
- Post Patient Portal payment batches.
- Overtime may be required occasionally.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.
Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Some accounting courses preferred.
Experience: Minimum two years of accounts payable experience, preferably in health care and exposure to general ledger accounting.
Other Requirements: None
Performance Requirements:
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of accounting systems and the generally accepted accounting principles.
- Knowledge of basic mathematics.
Skills:
- Accurate data entry skills.
- Good communication skills with both internal and external customers.
- Good organization skills and keen attention to detail.
Abilities:
- Ability to examine documents for accuracy and completeness.
- Ability to understand and interpret policies and regulations.
Equipment Operated: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.
Work Environment: Position is in a well-lighted office environment. Occasional evening and weekend work.
Mental/Physical Requirements: Involves sitting approximately 90 percent of the day, walking or standing the remainder.