| JOB TITLE: Revenue Management Cash Control Specialist I LOCATION: Buckhorn Office Building DEPARTMENT: Cash Application WORK SCHEDULE: Days (M-F; 8-hour shifts between the hours of 5:00AM – 4:30PM; occasional weekend shifts based on month end closings) WORK TYPE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) JOB SUMMARY: Works in the Cash Application Department to complete the necessary functions required to post hospital and professional cash for all hospitals and physicians within Geisinger Health System. Coordinates with Finance and other Revenue Cycle departments in order to generate sufficient cash flow to support GHS operations and strategic initiatives. Accurately and efficiently applies cash received from all third party insurance payers and patients based on information provided by the payer. Also applies all contractual allowances, other adjustments, denials, and offsets included in remittance advice received in mail correspondence or included in remittances linked to cash received. Maintains the ability to read and interpret remittance advice, identify correct information and errors, analyze accounts, correctly key payments to reduce AR, and identify various revenue enhancement and credit balance issues. Regularly takes part in research into unidentified cash and missing remittances, which would require correspondence with third parties over the phone, via secure email, and third party websites. Responsible for reconciliation/balancing functions for all manual and electronic payers on a daily basis, including reconciliation to the bank deposit. Occasional review of automated posting rules for newly acquired entities, newly automated payers and enhancements to current processes will also be required. The results of acquiring new hospitals and clinics may include a change in responsibilities and processes of Cash Application staff. Revenue Cycle Management goals require that all payments, adjustments, and denials are keyed within 72 hours of receipt. COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: Professional, motivated, independent, reliable, team player.
Demonstrates familiarity with multiple computerized applications, i.e. Siemens, IDX, IDM Find/Tower, Excel, Microsoft Office, online 3rd party websites.
Demonstrates the ability to work well in a team atmosphere fostering a positive, professional relationship with all staff across department and company lines. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Knowledge of Revenue Cycle functions and cash application or similar office setting is preferred.
Experience with insurances, providers, hospital and physicians including cash flow, billing, collection, cash application and customer service preferred.
Experience within a centralized business office of a financial institution. WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work is typically performed in an office environment. OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: (GMC), located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region’s only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women’s health (in the Women’s Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics. The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. ** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. *Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit. |
