Position Details
Req ID : req17603
req17603
Position Title :
Patient Account Representative
Position Type : Staff Full-Time
Staff Full-Time
Position Number : 632198
632198
OSU Campus :
Tulsa - Center for Health Sciences / OSU Medicine
Department :
CLINICAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
Location Address : Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States
Hiring Supervisor : Hiring Range :
Hiring Range :
Contingent upon available funding) :
16.50 - 18.60, Hourly
Work Schedule :
Typically 8 hrs / day, 5 days / week
Faculty Appt Period :
Job Summary : Job Summary :
Job Summary :
Pursues collection of accounts with insurance companies and patients, patientand insurance phone call duties daily, answers patient account questions,medical billing, takes payment by phone, front desk duties for the department,helps to coordinate credentialing functions.
assists Director of ClinicFinancial Services and Financial Reporting Manager with basic accountingduties.
Environmental Hazards :
Typically office environment
Physical Requirements :
Ability to lift and carry 8-10 pounds, stoop, reach, stand, walk, finger,grasp, feel, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions with orwithout reasonable accommodations.
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In addition, OSU Medicine’s Customer Service Philosophy is :
We enrich lives by providing compassionate care and amazing service to every life we touch.
We achieve our service standards with employee behaviors centered on safety , courtesy , presentation , and efficiency .
Safety is :
- Be aware of environment
- Be intentional in your actions
- Ensure accuracy
- Mitigate potential hazards
Courtesy is :
- Welcome and actively engage in a friendly and respectful manner
- Be responsive, polite, and helpful
- Smile
- Demonstrate care and concern
- Show appreciation and say Thank You
Presentation is :
- Be professional
- Have a clean and neat appearance
- Maintain a clean and organized work area
- Remember what you represent at all times
Efficiency is :
- Respond to needs in a timely manner
- Organize and prioritize your work
- Be available and respect others’ time
- Be innovative
Education & Experience
Position Qualifications :
Required :
- High School Diploma / GED
- Two (2) years of insurance / billing collections experience in a primary carefacility required.
- Must have a working knowledge of coding / claim issues, ICD-10 and CPT coding inan ambulatory care clinic.
- If applying with college or technical training in the medicalbilling / collections field, will accept 1 year experience as above.
- Valid Oklahoma Drivers' License
Skills, Proficiencies, and Knowledge :
- ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding.
- Computer knowledge, organization and interpersonal skills. The ability to meetdeadlines and the ability to file.
- Knowledge of insurance filing, collection laws, research personal andinsurance overpayments requests and bankruptcy laws.
Preferred :
- Vocational / Technical education
- Certified coder with experience in collections for an ambulatory primary carefacility.