Cashier/Office Assistant - St. Augustine, United States - flagler hospital

    flagler hospital
    flagler hospital St. Augustine, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Full time
    Description

    The Cashier/Office Assistant is responsible for a variety of money handling tasks. Processes patient payments while handling and accounting for various forms of tender. Performs various administrative tasks for the Admitting and Business Office Departments.

  • Assures previous day cash deposits from the Heath System Departments is accurate and balanced. Conducts research on banking related issues for the Business Office and Accounting.
  • Verifies that credit card payments received online and by Hospital Departments are accurate with bank deposits and are posted electronically and balanced to the Financial Management System.
  • All paper checks are remotely deposited into individual Health System Department bank accounts, verified and balance with the deposits. Hospital payments delivered to the Cash Control Team for posting.
  • Processes credit card payments over the phone and received in the mail for patient hospital services.
  • Processes credit card voids and researches charge backs.
    Responsible for creating a petty cash request for reimbursement of expenses from accounts payable as needed.
  • Accountable for processing mail.
  • Performs Accounts Payable analysis of invoices including Bariatrics, SP Plastics, and other department vendors; and prepares check requests.
  • Ensures daily deposit and receipts are balanced.
  • Retains cash sheets in a daily order, post payments and adjustments.
  • All other duties as assigned by department.

    • Experience

  • 6-months clerical experience in an office setting.

    • Preferences

  • 2-years of clerical experience in a hospital or clinic collection preferred.
  • General knowledge of medical insurance preferred.
  • Preferred basic math skills necessary to resolve accounting issues related to cash posting.
  • Basic knowledge of accounting principles preferred; credit accounting or accounts receivable experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of coding rules and guidelines and the ability to appropriately interpret EOBs for acute care and ambulatory
    services preferred.
  • Knowledge of 835 process to ensure accurate posting of accounts preferred.

    • Additional Information:

  • Skills and Abilities:
  • Administrative responsibility including computer literacy, typing, and calculator ability.
  • Strong multitasking skills are required.
  • Strong math aptitude, general knowledge of cash, checks and credit card handling, payment research and balancing.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills required.
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities/tasks simultaneously in a fast paced
    environment.
  • Ability to maintain acute attention to detail.
  • Basic computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Windows.
  • Basic proficiency with MS Office (Outlook Word Excel).