Position Summary

The role of the Payment Poster reports to the Billing Manager. This position is responsible for obtaining payment data from different sources and posting payment related information to billing system(s). This position must maintain current knowledge of assigned payment guidelines, policies, and procedures related to various payor types and communicate changes to various areas of the organization, as requested.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Collect and post 835 and non-835 remits, including rejections and non-payments to patient accounts correctly to ensure proper revenue cycle process
• Review remits via paper or electronic sources to appropriately post adjustments, non-payments, and payments to patient accounts
• Create and maintain spreadsheets for payor sources to balance batches posted each day
• Review and verify batches versus payments to ensure accurate reconciliation
• Provide System Support Coordinator with records of batch transactions
• Receive and distribute mail delivered daily
• Produce and distribute copies of electronic and paper remits to correct personnel
• Maintain filing system of hard copy payment files
• Research and review misapplied payments and verify findings to post payment to the correct accounts, as needed
• Access company bank website to create electronic file deposit and review correspondence from the bank to confirm deposit is received and correct

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED
• Licensure and Certifications: N/A
• Experience: Previous experience in an analytical, medical billing, or payment posting role, preferred.

Work Environment: This position will spend up to 80% of the time sitting while performing work in standard office environment. This position will spend 20% of the time standing and/or walking short distances with occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to 50 lbs.