Cash Applications Representative

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

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Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a positive impact on people's lives? Do you enjoy helping others in need? SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system.

Joining SSM Health means becoming part of a team that is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and making a difference in people's lives. Our employees are passionate about what they do, and their commitment to our mission is what sets us apart.

The Cash Applications Representative will also have the following duties:

• Responsible for accurately posting, processing and balancing all third party payments, manual and electronic.
• Post and balance all credit card, money order, and cash payments received from patients.
• Responsible for reconciliation of bank deposits with remittance and payment files.
• Maintain knowledge of insurance payments and rejection/denial processing.
• Ensure complete, accurate and timely documentation of posting activity in the patient accounting system, including payment adjudication and denial processing.
• Assists Analyst with unapplied cash, balancing and adjustment issues as they are discovered. Completes documentation daily to support posting to unapplied cash.

Pay Range:

$18.00 - $26.10

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. Compensation for this role is based on a variety of components including relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range for this position is what SSM Health reasonably expects, in good faith, to offer based on the circumstances at the time of posting. SSM Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Job Summary:

Responsible for receiving payments, allowances and account adjustments on patient accounts and entering the data into the system.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Handles inquiries, completes correspondence, accepts private payments and posts cash on a daily basis.
• May receive payments from patients, insurance companies, the government, and collection agencies. Must apply the appropriate remittance code to each.
• May be responsible for entering payments into the Epic billing system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Department:

8701060033 HB Cash Applications

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. 

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.

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