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Description
Patient Account Specialist
$19.33 - $29.97 Hourly
Las Vegas, NV
Full Time
24-PAS.10.03
PT/PATIENT ACCOUNTING SVCS - 8530
10/03/2024
10/10/2024 5:00 PM Pacific
Position Summary
COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGEAs an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.
We are home to Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.
Job Requirement
Education/Experience:
Equivalent to high school graduation and two (2) years of experience in performing patient accounting.
Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Some positions may require the incumbent to obtain and maintain a valid State of Nevada Notary Public Certification.
Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements
Extensive knowledge of Commercial Hospital Managed Care contractsKnowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements
Hospital office operations theories and principles; medical terminology and procedures; coding principles; legal terminology and requirements; insurance plans, governmental agencies and other social services; telephone etiquette; legal terminology and requirements; alternative pay sources; collection principles and techniques; department and hospital safety practices and policies; patient right; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.
Skill in:
Monitoring and assisting others with problem accounts; auditing the work of staff; resolving complex billing problems; accounting corrections and adjustments; the use of office equipment such as phones, copiers, facsimiles and adding machines; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard equipment, stamina to remain seated and maintain concentration for extended periods of time, vision to read printed materials and VDT screens, speech and hearing to communicate effectively in-person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.