Cashier I

Cottage Health seeks a Cashier I for their Single Billing Office department responsible for daily posting and reconciliation of insurance correspondence through on-base, mail, and emails. Report all discrepancies with correspondence for resolution. Re-categorization of denial reasons in health logic. Some posting of cash, checks and other payments to maximize cash collections. Account resolution includes insurance eligibility verification and submissions of refund requests (checks and credit cards) for both insurance and patient.

QUALIFICATIONS:

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

• Preferred: Some college course work.

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum: Basic MS Word and Excel skills. 35 wpm keyboarding/typing speed. 6,000+ sph 10-key. Basic math skills.
• Preferred: EPIC system experience

Years of Related Work Experience:

• Minimum: 2 years' experience with cash handling and cash drawer end of day balancing or retail/data entry.
• Preferred: 6 months to a year in medical office setting.

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

• Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health's annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards.

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