Cash Application Coord. - Forrest General Hospital

Job Summary:

Responsible for interfacing with the Finance Department for the receipt of cash and contractual adjustment input transactions. Responsible for the creation, organization and distribution of all cash balancing batches to Finance. Researches any problems concerning payment application and assists in correcting all errors detected by other personnel. Responsible for the reconciliation process for certain payors. In performance of these duties, this role will be responsible for and include, but not limited to the following:

• Organizes keypunch work into batches.
• Ensures that data is keypunched in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensures that all data entered is balanced daily.
• Reconciles Medicare, Medicaid, and/or Blue Cross remittances as they are received.
• All other duties as assigned.

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills to appropriately communicate and interact with the patients, families, and visitors of all age groups while being sensitive to their cultural and religious beliefs.

Performance Expectations:

• Post all cash received today
• Balance all cash transactions the day of receipt
• Maintain undistributed cash accounts so that unidentifiable transactions are resolved within 30 days of posting
• Verify transactions to be posted are properly deposited in the bank each day
• Achieves monthly Cash Goal as established by management and Administration 60% of the time

Qualifications:

Education/Skills:

High School diploma or equivalent required. Formal training from vocational school in data entry or data processing and payment applications in a patient accounting system is preferable. Must be proficient with a personal computer and 10 key touch.

Work Experience:

Two years’ experience in data entry, data processing, or patient accounting is preferable.

Mental Demands:

Ability to perform repetitive duties of entering data on the personal computer keyboard. Required to work to precise and established standards of accuracy to enter data at a high rate of speed. Communication skills of a level such that written and oral instructions may be exchanged and followed correctly. Clerical perception is required to extract pertinent data from source documents consisting of letters and numbers and to avoid perceptual error in transferring this data to the patient accounting system.

Work Location:

This position offers both in-office work and telecommuting work from home. Ample workspace will be provided by FGH for office work. Appropriate telecommuting work environment includes but is not limited to

• High speed internet service provided by the employee
• Desktop space to accommodate laptop, two (2) monitors, keyboard, mouse and paper
• Private area/room without interruption

Acknowledgement of FGH-issued equipment that remains the property of FGH and shall be returned undamaged in the event employment is terminated.

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