Account Clerk

SUMMARY

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STATUS: Full Time

LOCATION: SeaComm

DEPARTMENT: MH Financial Counseling

SCHEDULE: 8 Hour, Days

ATTRIBUTES

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Requires one year clerical experience.
• Requires the ability to learn full knowledge of all money transactions, charges, cash, checks, credit cards, etc. - general bookkeeping knowledge.
• Requires the ability to operate computer terminal to acquire patient information and accounting.  Must have excellent command of the calculator.
• Must possess high level of interpersonal skills in relating to all types of patients and visitors as well as hospital staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receives cash/check payment for patient accounts. Assists patients with questions about their bills, or refers to third party.
• Records all checks and cash received by mail with identifying information into computer system. Totals and verifies amount.
• Separately identifies and tallies checks received from various third-party payers and matches amount to billing vouchers.
• Verifies that monies received from patients match itemized statement.
• Researches by mail, computer, or telephone, missing information to credit proper patient accounts and/or departments of hospital.
• May type letters, reports, lists; files, posts, sorts.
• As circumstances dictate, may interview patients, families or responsible individual to determine payment arrangements.
• Assists in orienting new employees to job responsibilities as requested by Supervisor.
• Participates in the performance improvement efforts of the hospital. Produces and monitors related department quality indicators.
• Performs other related duties as required.