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Finger Lakes Community Health Insurance Remittance Clerk in Newark, New York
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About Finger Lakes Community Health:
Finger Lakes Community Health (FLCH) was founded in 1989 with an original mission of serving the region's agricultural workers by linking individuals to area resources and providing essential health services. In 2009 the organization expanded to become a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), serving patients of all incomes, ethnicities and walks of life. Over the last decade, FLCH has grown to provide medical, dental, and behavioral health services to over 28,000 patients at eight health centers. With over 200 employees we strive to provide high-quality and innovative health care services to the Finger Lakes Region.
Benefits Offered:
Monday through Friday schedule, closed all major holidays
Medical insurance with a 90%+ employer contribution
Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
Safe Harbor 3% 401k contribution
Robust PTO offerings
Education reimbursement
Job Summary:
The Insurance Remittance Clerk is an administrative position dedicated to supporting the revenue collection of Finger Lakes Community Health. This position will support the Billing department in the processing and collection of insurance remittance for claims, as well as other sources of revenue generated by patient care. This position will be responsible for the collection, maintenance and audit of determined remittance including the recording and preservation of documentation and supporting evidence.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Monitors all remittance in Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, including Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT), Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), check payments, retraction notices and zero payments.
Review ERA remits in EHR for accuracy
Enter insurance and patient payments submitted via website or mail to EHR system, including supporting documentation
Reviews any applicable insurance websites for additional remits
When missing, must find and add supporting documentation and/or determining what further action may be required for each claim
Reconcile money received compared to EHR, maintaining record of deposits
Review ERAs uploaded into EHR that have not been posted
Review and reconcile duplicate payments identified by the Billing department
Investigate received payments by insurances that cannot be found in EHR
Assist payers with the completion of EFT or ERA registration
Post Medical and Dental payments; as time permits
Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Required Skills/Abilities:
Excellent communication skills.
Strong organization skills and attention to detail
Maintains a professional relationship and positive attitude
Displays enthusiasm toward the work and the missions of the organization
Must be able to set and prioritize goals and objectives; excellent time management and organizational skills.
Must be able to interact courteously and calmly
Education and Experience:
High School or Equivalency Diploma
Prior customer experience highly desirable
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to hear and communicate with clients and staff on telephone and those who are served “in person”
Must have vision which is adequate to read memo’s, and other documents
Must possess manual dexterity, to perform writing and keyboard tasks
Must be able to sit for extended periods of time
Department
Billing
Employment Type
Full-Time
Compensation
$17.00-$20.00
