Description
The Rehabilitation Institute is seeking a Full Time Billing Collections Specialist to join the team at our location in the Quantum One Building. This position offers a flexible working arrangement, a schedule of Monday thru Friday 8am-4:30pm, and does not require any weekend of holiday shifts! UPMC offers a competitive benefits package and has a career ladder in place that allows you to grow professionally! Apply today and find out where your career at UPMC can take you!
Provide for the timely control, submission, collection, and analysis of all third-party payor accounts. Provide for the on-going analysis of insurance verification, billing and collection efforts to insure a timely resolution of accounts. Make sound financial decisions to facilitate the resolution of third-party accounts based on the information gathered from such sources at third-party insurers, physicians, hospital personnel, governmental agencies, lawyers and patients, the Billing/Collections Specialist.
Responsibilities:
- Adhere to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act guidelines.
- Pursue information in an aggressive, yet highly professional manner.
- Analyze patient accounts with respect to potential problems and develop an appropriate collection strategy.
- Facilitate prompt resolution of accounts by communicating with all concerned parties, including third-party insurers, and patients and/or their representatives.
- Deposits payments at bank in a secure and timely manner as needed.
- Pursue the collection of accounts from the point of adjudication to the final resolution of the account.
- Communicate pertinent reimbursement issues in a timely manner to Supervisor.
- Maintain logs for month-end reporting purposes, such as potential collection problem accounts, reimbursement issues, high dollar accounts, etc.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of positive working relationships between the receivable team.
- Interact with personnel to ensure the cooperative flow of insurance and financial information on patients.
- Provide assistance to other department personnel as required through the direction of your supervisor.
- Attend compliance training program as defined in the compliance training policy and assist in monitoring compliance within area of responsibility.
- Guide and motivate people and have the expertise to recognize, analyze and resolve problems and inefficiencies in the billing/collection process.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Associates degree in Business or Healthcare or 2 years' experience as a secretary preferred.
- 3-5 years' experience in accounts receivable environment OR equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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