Billing Tech I - Piscataway, United States - Rutgers University

Rutgers University
Rutgers University
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Piscataway, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

Position Details:


  • Position Information
    Recruitment/Posting Title
  • Billing Tech I
    Job Category


  • Staff & Executive

  • Finance/Accounting/Purchasing
    Department
  • UBHC-Patient Accounting-PISC
    Overview
  • Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC's 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey.

Services are readily accessible and include:

inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school.

Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers.

In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support.

In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.


Posting Summary

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Billing Tech I for the Finance
  • Patient Accounts Department within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The primary purpose of the Billing Tech I is to execute various functions relating to billing, patient accounting, collections and claims editing/processing while under supervision of the Supervisor, Patient Accounts.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

  • Reviews the claim edits received from the claims clearing house and corrects accordingly.
  • Reviews daily the credit balance report and determines the appropriate corrections.
  • Reviews daily the aged trial balance for assigned accounts and followup on payments accordingly.
  • Receives and reviews monthly computer generated statements. Obtains and/or verifies specialized information for maximum reimbursement within a timely filing period.
  • Makes corrections to accounts, initiates journal entry and refund requests where needed.
  • Prepares correspondence and maintains all related files and records.
  • Responsible for utilizing the customer inquiry, report generator and the operations functions of the online customer account management computer system.
  • Responsible for analyzing third party payor communications and taking corrective action.

Position Status

  • Full Time
    Hours Per Week

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement-
FLSA

  • Nonexempt
    Grade
  • 1925
    Position Salary

Annual Minimum Salary

Annual Mid Range Salary

Annual Maximum Salary

Standard Hours

  • 35.00
    Union Description
  • Teamsters, Local 97
    Payroll Designation
  • PeopleSoft
    Benefits

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment

  • Staff 12 month
    Position Pension Eligibility


  • PERS

  • Qualifications
    Minimum Education and Experience
  • Four (4) years experience in hospital billing and collection, three (3) years of which shall have included experience in mental health billing and collection or other health care environment.

Certifications/Licenses

  • Demonstrated excellent communication skills.
  • Demonstrated excellent PC skills.
  • Online system literate.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Preferred Qualifications

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL
DEMANDS:

Position requires standing under 1/3 of the time, walking under 1/3 of the time, and sitting up to 2/3 of the time.

Required to talk or hear over 2/3 of the time.

WORK
ENVIRONMENT:
Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
Special Conditions

  • Posting Details
    Posting Number
  • 24ST0291
    Posting Open Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus

  • Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
    Home Location Campus
  • Piscataway (RBHS)
    City
  • Piscataway
    State
  • NJ
    Location Details


  • Preemployment Screenings

  • All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all preemployment screenings.
  • Immunization Requirements
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