Medical Biller / Revenue Cycle / Accounts Receivable Rep

$52,000 - $62,400/Yr

Excel Partners - Stamford, CT

Full-time - Entry Level

Stamford, CT

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About the position

Our client, a Healthcare Facility located in Stamford, CT, is seeking to hire a Temporary Revenue Cycle / Accounts Receivable Representative. This position is expected to start ASAP and continue through the end of the year, with the possibility of extension. The role offers a pay range of $25 to $30 per hour. The Revenue Cycle Assistant will play a crucial role in supporting the Accounts Receivable team, focusing primarily on billing operations. This includes entering, updating, and removing charges based on superbills, spreadsheets, or other types of encounter forms, as well as reconciling charge batches. The responsibilities of the Revenue Cycle Assistant include accurately batching and entering charges that require manual entry within three business days of receipt. The individual will also be responsible for reconciling each manual charge batch through established control mechanisms and verifying that hospital-based charges are linked to eligible insurance plans. Additionally, the role involves effectively batching and assigning reason codes to correspondence within three business days of receipt and coordinating account resolution with the Accounts Receivable team when appropriate. The position requires maintaining accurate documentation of patient accounts for all actions taken and establishing a professional relationship with all staff to resolve problems and enhance knowledge of account management. The Revenue Cycle Assistant must maintain the standards set by management, inform management of any concerns, and negotiate work improvement plans as necessary to raise work quality and quantity to meet standards. The role may also involve completing additional projects and duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Accurately batches and enters charges relegated for manual entry within 3 business days of receipt.
• Reconciles each manual charge batch through established control mechanisms.
• Verifies that hospital-based charges are linked to eligible insurance plans.
• Effectively batches and assigns reason codes to correspondence within 3 business days of receipt.
• Coordinates account resolution with the Accounts Receivable team when appropriate.
• Accurately documents patient accounts of all actions taken.
• Establishes and maintains a professional relationship with all staff to resolve problems and increase knowledge of account management.
• Maintains standards set by management.
• Apprises management of concerns as appropriate.
• Informs management regarding backlogs and time available for additional tasks.
• Negotiates a work improvement plan with management to raise work quality and quantity to standards.
• Completes additional projects and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school graduate required.
• Experience working in a multispecialty group practice, healthcare system with an ambulatory focus, or academic medical center preferred.
• Passion to learn new subjects such as clinic operations related to patient registration, referrals, and cash collections.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Windows programs and database program applications preferred.
• Moderate to advanced data entry skills and ability to use 10-key by touch with high accuracy rate.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills with a diverse population.
• Demonstrates the ability to carry out assignments independently, work from procedures, and exercise good judgment.
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain the confidentiality of all records.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills, including telephone interactions.

Nice-to-haves

• ICD-10 experience (1 year preferred)