Hospital Collections Specialist

Responsibilities : * The Collections Representative is responsible for reviewing inpatient and outpatient claims to ensure maximum collection dollars by providing appropriate follow up and document actions taken.
* Major functions include managing a portfolio of assigned accounts, responding to correspondence, and heavy telephone contact to ensure timely follow-up and account resolution.
* Follows up on previously billed accounts by reviewing accounts on a biweekly or monthly basis to determine possible sources of payment or payment issues.
* Contacts third party payers to establish reimbursement status i.
e.
, reason for discrepancy between expected and actual reimbursed amounts of data of issuances.
Required Skills: * 3 years minimum of Collections experience working in a hospital.
* Understands billing/follow up and collection procedures and is able to balance all accounts correctly.
* The follow-up collector must have the ability to perform all needed duties in the patient account system.
* Skilled in usage of all Microsoft and other programs as defined by management staff.
Job Type: Contract Salary: $24.
52 - $28.
00 per hour Experience: * Collections experience working in a hospital: 2 years (Required) Work Location: In person