Accounting Rep/Administrative Assistant for SIH WorkCare/WorkReady

Southern Illinois Hospital Services
  • Marion, Iowa
    3 days ago

    Job Description

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    Position Summary
    • Responsible for providing administrative and clerical support, to the director or assistant director, essential to efficient organization of assigned department(s).


    Education
    • High school to Associates Degree


    Licenses and Certification
    • N/A


    Experience and Skills
    • Technical Experience: 1 year


    • Role Specific Responsibilities
      Greets visitors, answers telephones, and relays messages to appropriate staff members.
      • Deals discretely with sensitive, confidential information concerning professional affairs, personal performance of staff and confidential information concerning department and/or system affairs, information contained in minutes, letters and other documents.
      • Establish, and revise filing system. Classify, sort and file correspondence, records, and other documents.
      • Coordinate & schedule all activities related to meetings, conferences, appointments, travel arrangements & maintain supervisor’s calendar.
      • Prepare correspondence, memos, reports, minutes, agendas, etc. Proof all typed materials, make corrections and recommended changes. Fax, photocopy and distribute material as directed.
      • Sort and distribute department mail. Open, sort, review and prioritize mail. Bring priority items to supervisor’s attention.
      • Assist in preparing and maintaining department budget and participants in day-to-day fiscal decisions.
      • Maintain departmental equipment and supplies. Order supplies/materials as needed within allotted budget.

    SIH Workcare and SIH Workready Administrative Assistant:

    • Manage and oversee occupational medicine billing and accounts receivable activities within the occupational medicine EMR, ensuring accurate and timely billing for services provided.
    • Prepare, submit, and monitor workers’ compensation claims to insurance carriers, including verification of claim information, payer requirements, authorization requirements, and appropriate billing documentation.
    • Manage employer/client billing, including preparation and submission of invoices for occupational medicine services, employer-sponsored programs, screenings, physicals, injury management, surveillance services, and other contracted services.
    • Maintain and reconcile accounts receivable for occupational medicine services, including monitoring outstanding balances, identifying aged accounts, researching discrepancies, and initiating appropriate follow-up and collection activities.
    • Review and resolve billing rejections, denials, payment discrepancies, and claim issues with workers’ compensation carriers, third-party payers, employers, and other responsible parties.
    • Post and reconcile insurance payments, client payments, adjustments, refunds, and other financial transactions within the occupational medicine EMR and applicable financial systems.
    • Perform routine accounts receivable aging reviews and follow up on outstanding workers’ compensation and employer/client balances to support timely collection and minimize aged receivables.
    • Coordinate with occupational medicine clinical and administrative staff to obtain accurate patient, employer, claim, authorization, and service information necessary for successful billing and collection.
    • Verify and maintain accurate employer/client account information, workers’ compensation carrier information, billing addresses, claim numbers, authorization details, and payer requirements within the occupational medicine EMR.
    • Assist with contract-specific billing requirements and employer pricing, ensuring services are billed according to established agreements, fee schedules, and contractual terms.
    • Reconcile occupational medicine billing activity, payments, adjustments, and outstanding receivables between the occupational medicine EMR and organizational accounting/financial systems.
    • Generate and analyze billing, collection, accounts receivable, aging, and revenue reports to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for improved financial performance.
    • Serve as a primary resource for occupational medicine revenue cycle questions, working collaboratively with accounting, billing, clinical operations, employer clients, and insurance carriers.
    • Ensure occupational medicine billing practices are consistent with organizational policies, payer requirements, workers’ compensation regulations, and applicable federal and state billing requirements.
    • Identify recurring billing and collection issues and recommend process improvements, workflow changes, and system enhancements to improve billing accuracy, cash flow, and accounts receivable performance.

    Compensation (Commensurate with experience):

    $19.79

    To

    $29.69

    To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:

    http://www.sih.net/careers/benefits

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMarion, Iowa
    Websitesih.net/careers/benefits

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounts Receivableunmatched
    • Accounts Receivable Managementunmatched
    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Billingunmatched
    • Billing Recordsunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Calendar Managementunmatched
    • Cash Flowunmatched
    • Clinical Medicineunmatched
    • Conferencesunmatched
    • Credit and Collectionsunmatched
    • Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
    • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Fax Machinesunmatched
    • Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
    • Fee Scheduleunmatched
    • Financial Managementunmatched
    • Financial Systemsunmatched
    • Financial Transactionsunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Insurance Claimsunmatched
    • Mail Processingunmatched
    • Occupational Healthunmatched
    • Order Suppliesunmatched
    • Prepare Correspondenceunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • Revenue/Sales Reportingunmatched
    • Secondary Schoolunmatched
    • Staff Requirementsunmatched
    • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
    • Surveillanceunmatched
    • Third-Party Payerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Travel Planningunmatched
    • Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Workplace Issuesunmatched

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