• AR Clerk - Hospital

    Northwell Health (Lake Success, NY)


    **Req Number** 161152

    Job Description

    Performs a variety of duties related to billing and collection, including but not limited to, completing UBF and various billing forms, inputting and/or manual posting charges, payments and adjustments and referring accounts for collection.

    Job Responsibility

    + * Performs all duties related to billing and collection accounts including, but not limited to:

    + Completing UBF and various billing forms.

    + Processing itemized bills.

    + Preparing and entering batch totals and batch tickets.Reconciling and closing batches.

    + Requesting medical summaries.

    + Printing microfiche medical charts and filing.

    + Inputting charges, payments and adjustments to computerized system or posts to manual records.

    + Pursuing all third party carriers and patients for payment on hospital bills.Prepares correspondence and/or bills.

    + Setting up financial agreements with patients.Verifies insurance coverage and other related data with third party carriers.

    + Referring accounts for collection.

    + Correcting carrier codes, revenue codes, patient demographics, adjusting allowances, etc.Verifies insurance carriers and other related data.

    + Entering and verifying appropriate codes and explanation on Patient Account systems.

    + * May maintain daily, weekly and monthly records of fees collected.

    + * May perform a variety of cashier functions.

    + Performs related duties, as required.

    *ADA Essential Functions

    Job Qualification

    + High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

    + Knowledge of billing or credit/collection procedures, required.

    + Knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-9 coding, CPT codes and automated systems, preferred.

    + Ability to input data to computerized system.

    + Ability to communicate effectively.

    *Additional Salary Detail

     

    The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

     

    The salary range for this position is $26.32-$28.61/hour

     

    It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.