Senior Business Office Representative Clerk - Memorial Houston Surgery Center - SCA Health

Overview:

Today, SCA Health has grown to 11,000 teammates who care for 1 million patients each year and support physician specialists holistically in many aspects of patient care. Together, our teammates create value in specialty care by aligning physicians, health plans and health systems around a common goal: delivering on the quadruple aim of high-quality outcomes and a better experience for patients and providers, all at a lower total cost of care.

 

As part of Optum, we participate in an integrated care delivery system that enables us to support our partners as they navigate a complex healthcare environment, Only SCA Health has a dynamic group of physician-driven, specialty care businesses that allows us to customize solutions, no matter the need or challenge:

• We connect patients to physicians in new and differentiated ways as part of Optum and with our new Specialty Management Solutions business.
• We have pioneered a physician-led, multi-site model of practice solutions that restores physician agency by aligning incentives to support growth and transition to value-based care.
• We lead the industry in value-based payment solutions through our Global 1 bundled payment convener, that provides easy predictable billing to patients.
• We help physicians address everything beyond surgical procedures, including anesthesia and ancillary service lines.

 

The new SCA Health represents who we are today and where we are going—and the growing career opportunities for YOU.

Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

The Business Office Clerk Lead oversees the business office personnel in the areas of registration, insurance verification, and medical records in accordance with facility policies and procedures. Also, performs accounts payable duties and troubleshoots computer issues. Coordinates activities with other departments and participates maintaining qualified personnel. Ensures the protection of patient privacy. Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians; promoting a favorable facility image. Ability to make decisions and solve problems.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Accounts Payable tasks ensuring timely and accurate processing of facility invoices, patient refunds and vendor credits.
• Ensures that business office duties are carried out efficiently and accurately
• Responsible for Admissions/Registration processes
• Responsible for Insurance Verification processes
• Responsible for Medical Records processes for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with federal and state rules and regulations
• Responsible for business office reference materials
• Responsible for financial records
• Responsible for all office supplies and business office equipment
• Responsible for environmental control of area

Qualifications:

Required

• High school diploma or GED certificate
• Training or courses in business office activities
• Three years of medical facility or medical business office experience
• Strong ethical and moral character references
• Strong computer data entry skills

Preferred

• Supervisory experience, leadership skills
• ASC experience
• Strong accounting background in a medically related environment
• Basic knowledge of accounting procedures
• Strong managed-care expertise with Medicare, Medicaid, and/or third-party payers
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology

 

Min:USD $22.50/Hr.Max:USD $28.00/Hr.