Cash Applications Specialist

About the role

Emergicon, the largest emergency medical billing company in Texas, is seeking a Cash Applications Specialist to join its Cash Posting Department at the Terrell, TX facility. This on-site role involves processing payments, identifying trends and patterns in insurance payments, and coordinating with insurance companies to resolve discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Post all manual and electronic payments to patients accounts
• Perform reconciliations to the general ledger and other month-end procedures
• Identify patterns of over payments and bring them to the attention of appropriate supervisory personnel; identify billing errors, inaccurate payments, posting errors and resolve accordingly
• Review insurance remittance advices for accuracy
• Assure all monthly, weekly, and daily deadlines are met in the cash applications process
• Research unidentified payments and/or recoupment to determine appropriate resolution
• Notify appropriate personnel of trends or problems with specific payers
• Identify and coordinate remittance issues with accounts receivable departmental staff
• Other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• At least one year of experience in medical payment posting required
• Prior accounts receivable experience preferred

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to interact professionally with internal and external contacts
• Highly detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management abilities
• Able to prioritize tasks and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Excel (formulas, sorting, filtering)
• Comfortable using accounting or financial software and navigating electronic payment systems
• Professional phone etiquette

Working conditions

Work is performed at a computer, requiring frequent use of hands and fingers for typing and data entry while sitting or standing at a desk.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short-term disability and critical illness coverage