What are the responsibilities and job description for the Biller/Collector position at UHS?
The Patient Account Biller/Collector is responsible for the billing, follow-up, and collection of assigned patient accounts by contacting patients, insurance companies and third-party payors to resolve all outstanding owed balances; works closely with collection agencies for bad debt recovery; maintains third-party logs; and may code and post all receivables from patients insurance companies, and third-party payors on patient accounts.
Who We Are:
Meridell Achievement Center is a nationally recognized private residential treatment facility that specializes in providing exceptional care for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, and neurobehavioral problems for over 60 years. We offer evidence-based treatment and compassionate care through tailored inpatient and outpatient services, with a mission to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment.
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.
Qualifications
Requirements
Education
Required: High school diploma or GED
Preferred: Some college; degree in healthcare or business related field.
Experience
Required: A minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in healthcare collections or a related field, or any combination of education, training, or experience in a healthcare business office
environment.
Preferred: Experience with insurance billing, computer and business software programs
(HMS) preferred
Licensure
Required: None
Preferred: Clinical licensure/certification in healthcare related field
