Receipt Keyer

Our Mission: To improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve demonstrating compassionate, patient-centered care.

Summary

The Receipt Keyer is responsible for keying all patient and insurance payments, pulling insurance remits off websites, changing financial classes, flagging remits for investigation, and processing patient monthly payments in accordance with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the Cozad Community Health System.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Logs into multiple websites to obtain daily remits. Separates each remit out to whether or not it is a Hospital or Clinic account.

· After receiving the deposit dates, ensures that all remits and deposits are put on a batch sheet. Pulls any credit card receipts that were deposited for the day. Keys the remits for that day along with the hard deposit including the patient self-payments and any insurance checks. Responsible for keeping an organized daily file for paper trail.

· Keys the daily batch, flagging any admissions that are in question (no pay, incorrect pay, secondary, etc.). Forwards the flagged admissions to Collections/Accounts Receivable for investigation and research.

· Ensures that all batch sheets are updated and available to the Business Office Manager along with any additional paperwork needed for journal entries. Ensures all Home Health remits that need to be keyed get to the Home Health Director.

· Balances batches to the deposit daily.

· Assists with patient registration and answering phones.

· Keys all adjustments and transfers from collections and accept payments from patients.

· Follows all HIPAA guidelines and promotes and ensures patient safety.

· Fulfills mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive and professional environment.

· Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED). General clerical experience and attention to detail required. Computer experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

Licensure/Certification

Basic Life Support (CPR)

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with patients and employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the office environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Cozad Community Health System is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified employees from the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Cozad Community Health System, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law.