Revenue Cycle Clerk

HOURLY RATE: (DEPENDING ON SKILLS/EXPERIENCE): $21.00 - $23.00

SCOPE: Supports the Revenue Cycle staff by assisting with assigned duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports the charge unit by signing & mailing paper claims to Medi-Cal and Medi-Cal HMO payers.
• Supports the charge unit by mailing secondary claims/printing required EOBs
• Support the payment unit by scanning EOBs to the groupshare, copying any documents as needed (half sheets).
• Supports the Admin building by sending/receiving and distributing inter office mail and Bomar courier
• Supports the Revenue Cycle Department by sending/receiving/distributing interoffice mail, sorting and distributing correspondence to the AR follow up unit.
• Supports the AR follow up unit by mailing corrected claims, as well as metering outgoing mail on a daily basis.
• Supports the Revenue Cycle Department by assisting in large projects, such as printing of EOBs, year-end scanning of signed estimates for FC, maintain FC program spreadsheet, etc.
• Various other tasks as needed.
• Supports the Payment unit by opening daily mail and separating insurance & patient payment from correspondence.
• Supports the Payment unit and Finance dept. by detaching insurance checks from EOB's and taking to Finance. (highlighting check # and Check amount on EOBs) and logging the checks onto a daily deposit spreadsheet for finance; walking checks over to finance
• Supports the payment unit and Finance dept by writing patient check numbers on payment sub and circling paid amount. Taking to Finance.
• Supports the Admin building by helping answer front door calls and walking up to open the door.
• Supports the Admin building by stocking break room each day
• Supports the payment unit by running insurance credit card payments and giving receipts along with EOB to payment team so they can settle at the end of the day.
• Supports both Insurance Verification and Patient Advocate teams by date stamping, logging, and flagging accounts for returned mail

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalent.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and vision correctable to 20/20. Requires occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office environment. Involves frequent contact with staff. Requires exposure to conditions common to a clinic environment.