Northside Hospital Hiring For Account Specialist, Medical Center at Canton, GA, United States Full Time

Job Description

Ensures daily account maintenance of practice revenue, and accurate and quality of patient account activities. Monitors issues with patient registration, charging and coding to ensure efficiency in the patient account process. Keeps supervisor informed of issues or problems.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Serves as the resource to handle various types of problems, complaints, and inquiries regarding services, operations, schedules, policies and procedures including incident reports.
• Assists manager/coordinator when needed.
• Monitors quality and addresses any issues found. Informs supervisor of any issues that need to be addressed.
• Provides training to new employees on departmental procedures, computer systems to include financial and electronic billing, and other issues as necessary and appropriate.
• Practices proper safety and infection control techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Immediately reports any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or employee/patient/visitor injury-accident to Manager or designee.
• Performs duties of other business office staff to include –

• Enters coded office visit, inpatient and diagnostic charges to patient.
• Researches all information needed to complete outpatient billing process including getting charge information from physicians.
• Input patient insurance benefits in computer system and other updates demographics.
• Balances all daily charges and receipts.
• Performs reconciliation of insurance, demographic and charge entry as required.

At Medical Associates of North Georgia, we are proud of the quality of our medical service to the individuals and families of the communities throughout metro Atlanta and North Georgia. We are also proud of our long and respected history in Cherokee County. Our medical center was founded more than 30 years ago by William L. Early, M.D. and has grown to meet the needs of our patients throughout the years with the highest standard of medical care, including an outstanding staff of medical specialists and health care providers as well as major medical technological advancements. Through our continuing dedication to excellence in the medical field, we have set the standard for health care in North Georgia and beyond.

Position Requirements
Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Three years billing and accounts receivable experience.
• Knowledge of accounting and electronic billing systems.
• Good Verbal and written communication skills.
• Level of proficiency in the use and application of MS Office (Word and Excel) varies by department, see requisition for requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years supervisory experience preferred.

License/Certification Requirements: No

Work Hours: 8:30a-5:30p

Weekend Requirements: No

On-Call Requirements: No