What are the responsibilities and job description for the ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPECIALIST position at UHS?
CCS (a UHS company)
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $12.6 billion in 2021. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 89,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com
Position Summary: The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for follow up and collection of all inpatient and outpatient accounts from admission to discharge and final resolution of accounts. Other duties will include billing and cash posting responsibilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Must work reports of outstanding unbilled insurance and patient balances, following the billing guidelines for each assigned facility; contact appropriate parties and resolve any issues delaying payment.
- Review new admissions, set up Auto Gen Charge in Medik, and assure patient’s billing information is accurate.
- Responsible for all aspects of the billing process, system billing of UB04, HCFA1500, and invoices. Assure bills are mailed or filed electronically, and document method of billing in Medik.
- Consistently updates all activity on patient accounts in the Medik system
- Work with facility staff to ensure accurate and timely entry of all admission, charge, UR, and discharge information; generate daily facility and education charges based on daily census information
Benefits:
- UHS is Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
- Competitive Compensation
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan.
- 401k plan with company match
- Generous Paid Time Off
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com
Qualifications
Requirements:
- High School Graduate/GED Required Vocational Technical School Graduate preferred
- 1-3 Years Related work experience required
- Knowledge of ICD10, CPT, HCPCS coding
- Knowledge of UB and HCFA billing
- Knowledge of Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, HMO, PPO
- Understanding of Primary vs. Secondary billing
- Knowledge of insurance verification, eligibility and benefits process
- Medical coding experience, or coding certification preferred
- Private Pay collections experience a preferred
- Read and Understand an Explanation of Benefits – Remittance Advice
- Average Skill level with Microsoft, Excel, Word.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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