Biller IV - HB Patient Financial Services - FT Days

Biller IV - HB Patient Financial Services - FT Days

Req ID: 141251
Location: Anaheim, California
Division: Medical Center
Department: HB Patient Financial Services
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range Minimum: USD $30.94/Hr.
Salary Range Maximum: USD $38.48/Hr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

The Biller IV is a Lead/Specialist and serves as a resource to other staff dealing with difficult accounts and needing help with troubleshooting. The Lead and/or Specialist may be assigned to a specialized area of PFS requiring advanced knowledge and will respond to questions from patients, physicians, payers and others to include attorneys regarding the status of accounts. Trains staff and assists supervisor in assessing staff competencies. Gathers productivity statistics and helps identify trends, assisting in the resolution as appropriate. Acts as a liaison between Patient Financial Services and contracted vendors. The identification of essential functions below is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties that may be assigned to this position, nor does it restrict the duties which may be assigned to this position if such duties reasonably relate to the position.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Skilled at using computerized systems and applications to maintain/update patient accounting information
• Good math skills to perform a variety of calculations related to patient accounting
• Excellent communication skills to effectively interact with PFS staff, leaders of the organization, payers, patients and their families and the external community
• Effective data and numerical data entry skills
• Demonstrated experience in CPT, HCPC and ICD billing codes, authorization requirements and related documentation
• Advanced knowledge of revenue cycle processes gained from previous related work experience in a healthcare setting
• Advanced knowledge of a variety of non-governmental and governmental payers
• Ability to train staff and assist in assessing related competency proficiency
• Ability to resolve routine and non-routine errors independently and to assist others in problem solving
• Ability to facilitate cash collection on patient accounts
• Ability to be a resource to staff for problematic and difficult accounts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience as a lead

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.