Patient Account Representative

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

Yakima, WA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$22–$25.30 Per Hour
SKILLS
Behavioral Health, Billing, Community and Social Services, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Customer Support/Service, Data Entry, Dentistry, Develop and Maintain Customers, Electronic Medical Records, English Language, File Maintenance, Healthcare, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), Healthcare Reimbursement, Homeless Services, ICD-10, Internal Medicine, Medical Billing, Medical Records, Multilingual, Nonprofit, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Social Work, Spanish Language, Time Management
LOCATION
Yakima, WA
POSTED
19 days ago

Who We Are:

Established in 1975, Non-Profit Yakima Neighborhood Health Services serves patients in the areas of Behavioral Health, Family Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Vision Care and Pharmacy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and equity in our communities by providing accessible and integrated health and social services, ending homelessness and offering unique learning opportunities for students of health professions.

Why Work at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services?

YNHS offers great compensation for this position, with starting wage of $22-$25.30 an hour, along with the high value of employer provided medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement insurances. To support our team, we also provide ten paid holidays, flexible amounts of paid leave and/or cash-out options, and retention bonuses to reward commitment to our mission.

 Our Ideal Candidate: We are looking for a team member that has medical billing experience and great customer service with a passion for serving our community. Some technical requirements for this position are:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Knowledge in ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS coding.
  • Previous experience in a similar role is highly preferred.
  • Knowledge of billing systems and processes, understanding of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) reimbursement methodologies preferred.
  • Experience with NextGen Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is highly preferred.
  • Skills in customer service and data entry.
  • Convenient if bilingual English/Spanish.
  • Ability to successfully pass a background check in relation to the position applied for.

Day to Day:

  • Computer entry and file maintenance of patient accounts.  
  • Accurate and timely entry of patient charges, payments, adjustments.  
  • Accurate and timely submission of third-party claims. 
  • Produce and send monthly statements to appropriate accounts with outstanding balances.  
  • Assist with collection activities as needed.  
  • Work with other business office personnel in reception activities as needed.

About the Company

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Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is a mission-driven organization.  We are proud of our mission, are true to it and will continue to be true to it in the years to come.  Staff at YNHS share in the goal to help the most underserved and most vulnerable in the Yakima Valley and to help students of health care professions.  It is what we do and who we are.

The Mission of Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is:

To provide affordable, accessible, quality health care,

promote learning opportunities for students of health professions

and end homelessness and improve quality of life in our communities

As part of our mission, our Board of Directors have adopted a statement of Organization Values.  They are:

Committment              Professionalism                 Quality/Excellence          Compassion

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1975
WEBSITE
http://www.ynhs.org