Specialist-Accounts Receivable Follow Up Senior - HS Central Business Office Corporate

Specialist-Accounts Receivable Follow UpResponsible for follow up on Accounts Receivable to all payers. Serves as a resource for other Office staff and patients concerning expected payments, payments made and contract conflicts. Performs other duties as assigned.Responsibilities:Communicates with Insurance companies dailyReviews Payment Variance and Work Queues dailyMaintains credit balance reportsProcesses Work Queues daily.Reviews accounts for accuracyAssists the supervisors with other functions within the departmentCompletes assigned goalsRequirements, Preferences and Experience:Experience:Preferred: Preferred clerical skills with a working knowledge of accounting and insurance coverages and three (3) years experience in a physicians or hospital setting. Good customer service skills are a requirement.Minimum: One (1) year experience in physicians office or hospital setting.Special Skills:Preferred: Knowledge of ICD-9, ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS codes and certification and/or degree in Healthcare Administration Business, Finance or related fields preferred.Minimum: Ability to type and key accurately, problem solving, written and oral communication skills, financial counseling skills - knowledge of insurance billing (both hospital and professional settings) and collections - knowledge of insurance guidelines as it relates to CMS guidelines, TennCare and/or Medicaid based by state specified requirements. Ability to recognize and communicate to clinical staff or designee when insurance companies require additional review because of NCCI, CCI, LMRP, Mutually Exclusive and Medical Necessity edits. Effective Verbal, written and customer service skills as it relates to patients and insurance companies. Able to create communications to patients and insurance companies as needed to resolve issues to complete billing/claim processes.Training:Preferred: Prefer knowledge of insurance billing and collections and insurance guidelines.Minimum: PC skills and keyboarding Working knowledge of 10 key, typing and computers.About Baptist Memorial Health Care:At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministryhealing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.At Baptist, We Offer:Competitive salariesPaid vacation/time offContinuing education opportunitiesGenerous retirement planHealth insurance, including dental and visionSick leaveService awardsFree parkingShort-term disabilityLife insuranceHealth care and dependent care spending accountsEducation assistance/continuing educationEmployee referral programJob Summary: Position: 10896 - Specialist-Accounts Receivable Follow Up Senior Facility: BMHS - Regional Business Office Jackson Department: HS Central Business Office Corporate Category: Finance and Accounting Type: Non Clinical Work Type: Full Time Work Schedule: Days Location: US:MS:Jackson