Patient Accounting Specialist - UC Health
Cincinnati, OH
About the Job
Job Description
At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.
As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.
UC Health is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of employment.
This position is responsible for providing support to the system's facilities by supporting revenue cycle initiatives and
by providing value-added support to revenue cycle leadership. Assignments and oversight for the position will come
primarily from the Revenue Cycle Supervisor/Manager but may also come from Revenue Cycle Department Directors. The incumbent will work with revenue cycle management to assist in developing and reinforcing effective business practices within pre-registration, admitting and registration, health information management, billing and collections, and customer service.
Responsibilities
Revenue Cycle Performance:
Maintains superior understanding of claims management, third-party payer guidelines, state and federal regulations, and all other functions of the position.
Aids in tracking key performance indicators at the departmental level, as well as conducting root cause analysis to determine the source of performance issues.
Helps to work and resolve accounts/work from other staff members' workloads to prevent backlogs and fills in as needed for absent staff.
Works collaboratively with other departments to ensure overall account accuracy and issue resolutions are completedscore: N/A.
Ability to self-identify issues/trends.
Ability to identify cash flow delays or issue and report to Manager.
Aids in tracking key performance indicators at the departmental level, as well as conducting root cause analysis.
to determine the source of performance issues
Consistently meets and exceeds 100% or greater of the department productivity standards.
Takes responsibility for individual productivity standards.
Provides alternative solutions on how to meet productivity standards for team members.
Consistently assesses skills and qualities to set/meet personal goals.
Works with employees that are not meeting current productivity standards to suggest workflow improvements and efficiencies.
Participate in web-based training/Webinars and relay to the team.
Attends 3 or more UC Health training and development courses per year.
Certification from a recognized Revenue Cycle Organization
Assists Dept trainer with SOP's and training materials.
Effectively completes, when necessary, payer project work as identified by PAS or Manager. This may include collaboration with other departments within UC Health and/or payer representatives.
Identifies potential projects and collaborates with Manager/Supervisor to assign projects and manage completion.
Other duties as assigned.
Productivity
Quality
Communicates performance expectations and actively mentors' personnel for success, uses the performance appraisal for development purposes.
Prioritizes and assigns tasks, reviews work performed on a random basis, and challenges the staff to better themselves.
Training and Self Development
Project Work
Other Duties
Qualifications
Minimum Required: High School Diploma or GED. Associates preferred. | Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Revenue Cycle and/or Epic Revenue Cycle applications required.
At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.
As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.
UC Health is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of employment.
This position is responsible for providing support to the system's facilities by supporting revenue cycle initiatives and
by providing value-added support to revenue cycle leadership. Assignments and oversight for the position will come
primarily from the Revenue Cycle Supervisor/Manager but may also come from Revenue Cycle Department Directors. The incumbent will work with revenue cycle management to assist in developing and reinforcing effective business practices within pre-registration, admitting and registration, health information management, billing and collections, and customer service.
Responsibilities
Revenue Cycle Performance:
Maintains superior understanding of claims management, third-party payer guidelines, state and federal regulations, and all other functions of the position.
Aids in tracking key performance indicators at the departmental level, as well as conducting root cause analysis to determine the source of performance issues.
Helps to work and resolve accounts/work from other staff members' workloads to prevent backlogs and fills in as needed for absent staff.
Works collaboratively with other departments to ensure overall account accuracy and issue resolutions are completedscore: N/A.
Ability to self-identify issues/trends.
Ability to identify cash flow delays or issue and report to Manager.
Aids in tracking key performance indicators at the departmental level, as well as conducting root cause analysis.
to determine the source of performance issues
Consistently meets and exceeds 100% or greater of the department productivity standards.
Takes responsibility for individual productivity standards.
Provides alternative solutions on how to meet productivity standards for team members.
Consistently assesses skills and qualities to set/meet personal goals.
Works with employees that are not meeting current productivity standards to suggest workflow improvements and efficiencies.
Participate in web-based training/Webinars and relay to the team.
Attends 3 or more UC Health training and development courses per year.
Certification from a recognized Revenue Cycle Organization
Assists Dept trainer with SOP's and training materials.
Effectively completes, when necessary, payer project work as identified by PAS or Manager. This may include collaboration with other departments within UC Health and/or payer representatives.
Identifies potential projects and collaborates with Manager/Supervisor to assign projects and manage completion.
Other duties as assigned.
Productivity
Quality
Communicates performance expectations and actively mentors' personnel for success, uses the performance appraisal for development purposes.
Prioritizes and assigns tasks, reviews work performed on a random basis, and challenges the staff to better themselves.
Training and Self Development
Project Work
Other Duties
Qualifications
Minimum Required: High School Diploma or GED. Associates preferred. | Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Revenue Cycle and/or Epic Revenue Cycle applications required.
Source : UC Health
