• Accounting Clerk II

    Trinity Health (Westchester, IL)


    Employment Type:

    Full time

    Shift:

    Day Shift

    Description:

    Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. With its main campus at Loyola University Medical Center, Loyola Medicine is part of a comprehensive three-hospital system including Loyola University Medical Center (https://www.loyolamedicine.org/location/lumc) , Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (https://www.loyolamedicine.org/location/gmh) , and MacNeal Hospital (https://www.loyolamedicine.org/location/macneal-hospital) .

     

    If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional care and making a difference in the lives of our communities, join the Loyola team as an Accounting Clerk and become Loyola Strong!

    What you’ll do:

    Loyola University Medical Center is seeking a detail-oriented and efficient individual to join our team in a payment posting role. The primary responsibility is to ensure timely and accurate application of patient and insurance payments. This role also supports the resolution of credit balances and contributes to the overall financial accuracy of patient accounts.

    Key Responsibilities:

    + Accurately apply payments, adjustments, and denials to patient accounts, ensuring invoice reconciliation within a 48-hour turnaround time.

    + Process, post, and reconcile Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) payments.

    + Contact insurance companies to clarify or obtain missing information related to payments.

    + Identify, investigate, and resolve credit balances and misapplied payments in a timely manner.

    + Initiate and generate refund requests to third-party payers and patients within designated timelines.

    + Collaborate with team members and leadership on additional projects and tasks as assigned by the Supervisor of Payment Posting.

    We offer our Accounting Clerks:

    + Benefits from Day One

    + DailyPay! Work today/Get paid today

    + Tuition Reimbursement

    + Career Development

    + Referral Rewards

    + Strong Team Culture

    + Career Growth Opportunities

    What you’ll need for this job:

    Minimum Education:

    **Required:** High School Diploma

    **Preferred:** High School Diploma plus training acquired through work experience or education

    Minimum Experience:

    **Required:** 1-2 years of previous job-related experience

    **Preferred:** 3-5 years of previous job-related experience

    Compensation:

    Pay Range: $16.49 - $24.44 per hour

     

    _Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles._

     

    Trinity Health Benefits Summary (https://www.trinity-health.org/sites/default/files/my-benefits/Health-and-Wellbeing/Compliance/Illinois-Transparency-Law/Trinity-Health-Summary-of-Benefits-Illinois-Job-Req-Discloser-Law.pdf)

     

    Our Commitment

     

    Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

    Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

    Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

     

    Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

     

    EOE including disability/veteran