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Job ID: 2025-33630 Type: Regular Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Category: Accounting/Finance Portland, OR (Downtown)
Overview
Communicate professionally with OHSU staff and third-party customers including departments and insurance companies to ensure timely and accurate processing of account transactions. Uses independent decision making in the moment acting as patient advocates in helping customers/patients satisfactorily resolve issues with our "one touch" philosophy. Each interaction will be handled promptly, efficiently, and courteously. Uses independent judgment to decide when to process Insurance adjustments.Identifies trends in problematic billing processes and escalates issues and proposed solutions to management for resolution.Review Aged A/R along with WQ volume to independently prioritize work. Completes complex and variable billing claims for medical insurers, auto insurers, SAIF/Workers' Compensation insurers, managed-care contracts, special grants, government agencies and Student health clinics; Ensures that all billing information is complete and accurate; Ensures that billing claims are coded correctly and transferred to the appropriate parties when coding errors are discovered.Trending provider activity and the denials that may arise. Researching and forwarding documentation for Revenue Cycle Business Analyst to present to department, including updating files with current regulations, policies, and procedures.Promote and implement LEAN processes and other duties as assigned
Responsibilities
Four years of recent (within the last 5 years) experience billing or collecting healthcare accounts in a business office; ORSix years of general collection, billing or customer service experience; OREquivalent combination of education and experience.Certified Revenue Cycle Specialist (CRCS) is required within six months of hire. Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies): Knowledge of HIPAA regulationsMust be able to work with a diverse team and customer baseAccurate data entry skillsAbility to work with deadlines while remaining calm, flexible, and organizedAble to use reason and logic to independently solve problems Ability to multi-task as neededProficiency with standard office equipment and software such as such as Microsoft OfficeKnowledge of Healthcare Information Systems Qualifications
Familiar with Gastroenterology/Nephrology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Gen Medicine (Allergy, Addiction Med, Endocrinology, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Rheumatology)Knowledge in ECA reporting tools Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
