Patient Accounting Follow UP Specialist
Responsibilities
Responsible for managing outstanding accounts receivable and ensuring timely payment for healthcare services. Focuses exclusively on follow-up activities, including contacting payers, resolving payment delays, and recommending actions for delinquent accounts.
Qualifications
- Minimum Education: High school graduate or equivalent required. Associate’s degree related to the medical field or business preferred.
- Must be computer software and hardware literate.
- Minimum Experience: Three (3) years appropriate work experience with a high level of communication skills and organizational ability required, preferably within the medical field. Familiarity with statues and regulations that impact collection of patient’s accounts required. Frequent contact with insurance companies, medical staff offices, ancillary department heads, patient registration, credit and collections department and attorney’s offices.
Benefits
At Garnet Health, we are committed to supporting your career growth and professional potential. We are responsive, attentive and dedicated to the success and satisfaction of our team members. Here, you’ll find resources that will help you excel in your career, tuition reimbursement programs for your continued education, and comprehensive health, dental and retirement benefits designed to fit your individual and family needs. Our inclusive and diverse team culture encourages you to contribute your exceptional talents, skills and perspectives to the success of our system, one another, our communities and our patients.
Pay
The compensation range for the role is $25.18- $25.93 hourly. Garnet Health System provides a compensation range to comply with the New York State law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. When determining a team member’s compensation 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).
Schedule
Workplace type Hybrid