Representative - Collections L1

POSITION SUMMARY

Atlas Healthcare Partners exists to form strategic partnerships with health systems across the nation to develop, manage and operate Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) in their markets. As a key player in this rapidly growing healthcare segment, we are committed to providing exceptional care and outstanding customer service to every patient, every physician, every time. Our daily focus revolves around our core values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. In addition to fostering a workplace that encourages professional growth and advancement, we provide industry-leading health and dental benefits, paired with a matching retirement package.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Contact payors and patients to effectively and accurately collect for services provided by Atlas centers.
• Interpret a managed care contracts, Medicare and Medicaid and Workers Compensation to appropriately calculate allowable and determine appropriateness of reimbursement.
• Interpret patient eligibility and plan structure to determine patient responsibility.
• Answer questions regarding account aging, denial types and other requests for analysis and detail by account, center, denial type or any other claim and invoice characteristics.
• Participate as a team player, and have ability to communicate well with team members, patients, customers, insurance carriers, etc.
• Apply the appropriate strategy to account resolution including thresholds for refunds, recoups, write-offs, adjustments and productivity targets.
• May work payments, adjustments, claims, correspondence, refunds, denials, financial/charity applications, and/or payment to help the team meet goals in work quality and productivity.
• Identifies payer, center, and denial trends and shares those results with collections leaders.
• Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards.
• Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A high school diploma or GED required.
• Requires knowledge of at least one of the following: patient financial services, financial, collecting services, or insurance industry experience processes normally acquired over up to two years of work experience.
• Requires the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision and to work independently.
• Requires strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively interact with a wide range of audiences.
• Strong knowledge in the use of common office software, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software are required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.