About this role
About The Job:
The Patient Representative is responsible for performing billing, collecting, and accounts receivable transaction processing, and for handling billing inquiries for the Hospital and Clinic. Referrals, posting charges, payments for insurances, refunds and adjustments. This position will also cover for hospital patient registrations, switchboard functions, and cashier duties.
The Shift: 16 hours per week, works 2 days a week with the option to pick up additional hours.
Hours: . 7:00am – 3:30pm Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Holidays
Pay: Starts at $17.82, increases with experience.
Qualifications
- Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent is required. Post-high school education is desirable.
- Must have experience with or course work in medical terminology or be willing to obtain within one year in the position.
- Experience:
- Must have one to three years' experience in the health care setting. Computer experience and knowledge of medical billing is preferred.
- Six months of office experience, preferably in ambulatory setting such as a medical office.
- Special Skills & Aptitudes:
- Basic computer skills, ability to operate ten key calculator efficiently, and must be able to interact well with a variety of customers.
- The ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of people is required.
- Detail oriented, ability to multitask and able to organize work with frequent interruptions.
- The ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
- Ability to work with people in a courteous manner
Who We Are:
Mitchell County Regional Health Center is in Osage, Iowa located in Mitchell County, which has a population of 10,600 people. MCRHC is a 25-bed critical access hospital, including a Level 4 Trauma Center Emergency Room seeing 3,200 visits annually. The Surgical Services department performs over 1,300 procedures annually, including specialties General Surgery, Orthopedics, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology, Pain management, and Podiatry.
Come practice in a family-oriented, patient focused organization where your skills and knowledge are appreciated and valued!
The Legal Items:
Reference Checks-Pre-Offer
Post offer drug screen is required.
Background Check-Post Offer Acceptance
Pre-Employment Screening Post offer acceptance
MCRHC is an equal opportunity employer.
Other facts
About Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Mitchell County Regional Health Center operates a critical access hospital, three family medicine clinics, a specialty clinic, optometry center and offers general and specialty surgery. Our main location is in Osage, Iowa, with rural health clinics in the cities of St. Ansgar and Riceville.
Our team comprises highly skilled, motivated, and hard-working individuals who want to provide the best quality health-care services available. We take pride in our commitment to professional development, work-life balance, and a caring family atmosphere.
What you'll do
- The Patient Representative is responsible for billing, collecting, and processing accounts receivable transactions, as well as handling billing inquiries. This role also includes covering patient registrations, switchboard functions, and cashier duties.
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