Payment Poster

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A Brief Overview

The Support Services Team within Revenue Cycle at CHOP is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Payment Poster to join our mission-driven organization. In this role, you will be responsible for accurately applying government, commercial, international, and other payments to patient accounts-supporting the financial health of the organization and ensuring all transactions are properly accounted for.

Key responsibilities include performing a variety of accounting tasks, safeguarding collected revenue, and reconciling both manual and electronic payments, including lockbox activity. Depending on department needs, this role may be assigned to support either professional or hospital-based accounts.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Excel (basic to intermediate level), highly accurate, organized, and detail-focused.

Work Schedule & Flexibility: Monday through Friday, 8-hour workday.

Flexible start time between 7:00 AM and 5:30 PM (after introductory period)

Hybrid schedule: One in-office day per week (Thursdays), with the remaining days remote

This is a great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, supportive team that plays a vital role in ensuring accurate financial processing in a world-renowned pediatric healthcare setting.

What you will do

• Timely payment posting, perform adjustment when appropriate, and complete cash transfers within multiple systems.

• Posts all payments to the specified patient account in accordance with the current payment posting policy and procedure.

• Reconciliation of posted batches to ensure proper resolution of accounts. Inform collection teams when adjustments are causing credits or accounts are not closing.

• Review scanned documentation to identify contractual amounts or payments that require posting to patient accounts.

• Responsible for the collection, review, and posting of checks sent through the mail.

• Research unidentified payments on accounts to resolve account discrepancies to resolution.

• Basic understanding of Lockbox processing including understanding of CHOP organizational structure and ensuring payments are posted under correct NPI to adhere with CHOP compliance guidelines.

• Reports safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and unsafe working conditions promptly.
• Other duties as assigned within scope of responsibilities.

• Meets established daily/weekly reasonable work expectation of productivity and quality requirements.
• Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits in every interaction with colleagues and leadership.
• Maintains all PHI in accordance with HIPAA, JACHO, third party contractual agreements along with CHOP policy and procedures.
• Consistently supports compliance by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

• Provides training as assigned to new employees, as well as cross training.
• Provide recommendations for corrective action to management team to ensure efficiency of the revenue cycle.

• Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with teams across Patient Financial Services and other departments around operational efficiencies.
• Interfaces well with all levels of staff and management.
• Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities and the ability to understand Children's Hospital of Philadelphia customer needs.

• Working experience with electronic remits and payment posting preferred.
• Knowledge of current insurance rules and regulations.
• Proficient in interpreting EOBs.
• Ability to research, resolve and accurately document.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED - Required
• Associate's Degree - Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least one (1) year Accounts Receivables, Payment Posting, or Related Healthcare Billing experience - Required
• Experience with Epic systems - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• HIPAA compliance standards

• Effective communication, interpersonal skills, analytical skills, and problem-solving skills

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Detail and results oriented

• High aptitude for math

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills

• Ability to work independently and prioritize work

• Basic computer skills

• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment

• Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities, and the ability to understand Children's Hospital of Philadelphia customer needs

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

• Must have 10-key by touch

• Demonstrated experience with multiple computer applications

• Knowledge of third-party reimbursement and physician/hospital billing

• Experience in using commonly used electronic health records and healthcare revenue cycle financial management systems

• Responsible for the full comprehension of CHOP revenue cycle work design including registration, billing, payment posting, account receivable follow-up, and compliance actions

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

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SALARY RANGE:

Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly.

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