Collections Representative

Collections Representative at Quest Diagnostics

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Category Corporate Location Wood Dale, Illinois Job function Finance Job family Billing

Shift Day Employee type Regular Full-Time Work mode Remote

Job Description

Collections Representative - Monday to Friday, 7:00AM - 5:00PM Central

This is a Client A/R Collections role supporting the Great Midwest region. This position is responsible to collect approx. 7% of the outstanding revenue, while also being managing over 1+k client accounts. Productivity is a minimum of 25 contacts per day. This function impacts Client Account Receivables aging over 90days. Must maintain collections efforts as well as meet all targeted SLA/CPI metrics, client satisfaction and retention.

Pay range: $17.20 - $23 / hour

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits Information:

We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects - physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

• Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
• Best-in-class well-being programs
• Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness
• healthyMINDS mental health program
• Vacation and Health/Flex Time
• 6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off
• FinFit financial coaching and services
• 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Matching gifts program
• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
• Career advancement opportunities
• and so much more!

Responsibilities:

Primary function is to contact Hospital and Physician offices to determine reason for payment delinquency. Negotiate and advise on collection of overdue bills and take appropriate action to recover overdue payments. Handles unresolved inquiries/issues related to unpaid invoices.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contact Clients/Hospitals for payment of delinquent invoices.
• Process insurance changes, adjustments and refunds.
• Work with all levels of the organization to resolve invoice discrepancies and AR balances.
• Performs necessary follow-up to ensure timely resolution of appeals, obtain updated insurance information, reconcile balances, identify and correct billing errors, etc.
• Consistently exhibits behavior and communication skills that demonstrate our company's commitment to superior customer service, including quality care, and concern with every internal and external customer.
• Uses, protects, and discloses patients' protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED
• 2+ years of experience in healthcare or insurance industry
• 2+ years of experience working in a customer service environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Word (create correspondence and work within templates), Microsoft Excel (data entry, sort / filter, and work within tables) and Microsoft Outlook (email and calendar management)
• Strong computer skills, including working knowledge of MS Windows and navigation, mouse, and keyboarding skills.
• Ability to work any 8-hour shift between the hours of 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher)
• Laboratory billing experience
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, filtering / sorting spreadsheets)
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work overtime as needed based on department needs.
• 1+ year experience in Client or Third-Party insurance billing and/or customer service or AR collection experience
• 1+ years of experience working in collections.

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