What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Collector position at Ascension St. Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital?
Overview
Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking a skilled Medical Collector to join our team of professionals. As Nashville’s leading behavioral health hospital, we provide a full continuum of behavioral health treatment services for adults and seniors. Our goal is to deliver compassionate, personalized care to those who turn to us in their time of need.
BENEFITS:
Ascension St Thomas Behavioral Health provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our Business Office staff. Current benefits include:
- Competitive hourly rate
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Competitive PTO plans
- Employee Discount Program
- Employee Disaster Assistance Program
- Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
- Excellent training program
- Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Request and process all bills to third party payors and patients, maximizing re-imbursement of services provided to achieve established hospital goals.
- Responsible for accurate and timely data entry of charges, payments, adjustments and other transactions to patient accounts as required to include both insurance and patient billing for charges incurred.
- Responsible for timely follow-up to insurance companies on billing submitted in order to allow for an effective and efficient cash flow of hospital receivables.
- Record both A/R and miscellaneous cash.
- Prepare bank deposits and post cash and adjustments to patient records as required.
- Balance A/R and maintain supporting reports as per department policy.
- Retrieve and perform electronic billing to insurance companies in a timely manner.
- Make follow up calls to insurance companies and guarantors as required.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Additional college course work preferred.
- Three years of business office experience, preferably in a hospital or medical office.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
