Job Summary:
The Payment Posting Specialist is responsible for accurately posting patient and insurance payments to patient accounts.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Posting patient and insurance payments to patient accounts with a high degree of accuracy in a high-volume, time-sensitive work environment.
- Handle additional payment-related functions as necessary.
- Retrieve checks by payer on electronic and enter payments into billing software.
- Follow internal payer protocols and posting guidelines relating to payer fee schedules.
- Run and analyze balancing report to insure accurate posting.
- Meet monthly post goals and closing deadlines.
- Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
- Able to build billing spread sheets in Microsoft Excel.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
- High School degree or equivalent.
- 2 years of related experience preferred.
Skills/Specialized Knowledge:
- Knowledge of health insurance.
- Experience working with Electronic Response Admittance's (ERAs) and Explanation of Benefits (EOB).
- Organized and able to focus.
- Identify account problems along with trends and patterns.
- Able to promptly learn and utilize our system.
Other Requirements:
- Must maintain professional appearance.
- Ability to be at work on a regular and consistent basis