Team Leader Patient Accounting - Payment Applications Job Listing at MedStar Medical Group in Baltimore, MD (Job ID req51265)

Description

General Summary of Position
Provides guidance and assists staff with review and analysis of various reports in assigned area. In cooperation with Supervisor, identifies and analyzes errors to determine action needed for performance improvement. In conjunction with level II Insurance Specialists, assists in researching and addressing administrative customer service issues. Works with all team members to resolve multiple primary and secondary billing, collection, customer service issues with payers and patients.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Associate degree in healthcare preferred
• Courses in Accounting, Finance and Healthcare Administration preferred
• One year of relevant education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.

Experience

• 1-2 years Experience in patient accounting in a hospital-based department (systems, billing, medical records, registration, finance) required
• Knowledge of medical terminology and payer billing preferred
• Leadership experience preferred
• One year of relevant professional-level work experience may be substituted for one year of required education.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Revenue Cycle Specia - CRCSI, Cert Revenue Cycle Prof-Instit - CRCP-I, Cert Revenue Cycle Executive - CRCE-I, Certified Compliance Technician- CCT, Certified Revenue Integrity Professional- CRIP, CHAM - Certified Healthcare Access Manager, CHAA - Certified Healthcare Access Associate, Hospital Presumptive Eligibility- HPE, Cert Healthcare Fin Prof - CHFP, or Cert Revenue Cycle Rep - CRCR within 1 Year required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Detailed working knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in the major (Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross) payer's application billing and/or collection process, with particular focus on billing specifications and contractual arrangements and/or multiple payer's insurance verification and pre-certification guidelines.
• Ability to resolve complex payer issues to completion, training individuals in the billing and collection processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Proficient use of hospital registration and/or billing systems, and Microsoft Word and Excel software applications.

This position has a hiring range of $20.57 - $36.27