Deposit Clerk Specialist

at  Dignity Health

Overview
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
This position is onsite at Yavapai Regional Medical Center.

The following are representative of the duties and responsibilities the Deposit Clerk Specialist is expected to perform:

• Appropriately allocates receipts for the posting of monies to the accounts receivable using our financial partner’s banking system.
• Accounts for all financial transactions on a daily basis for both the hospital and physician clinics.
• Calculates and enters all data that is retrieved/received either from Medassets or manual checks and enters it on the appropriate spreadsheets.
• Utilizes Medassets and Cerner Reports to resolve balancing issues.
• Documents and reports all employee-generated financial errors to supervisor.
• Balances the following spreadsheets on a daily basis: GL transfers, EFT Spreadsheet, Deposit Reconciliation, and Cash Balance Sheet.
• Setups credit card terminals for Tsys and trains staff as required.
• Electronically processes and balances all deposits utilizing our financial partner’s deposit banking system.
• Coordinates with the bank, hospital departments and/or clinics when there is a deposit discrepancy.
• Assists the General Accounting department in resolving variances and credit card charge backs.
• Assists clinic and hospital personnel with balancing their journal and batches on a daily basis.
• Researches and resolves returned check issues.
• Creates manual insurance, patient, or other batches for posting from mail receipts.
• Utilizes payer websites to obtain Explanation of Benefits in a timely manner.
• Adheres to policies and procedures to achieve department and hospital goals.
• Maintains and facilitates communication within the business and clinical divisions.
• Responds professionally and within appropriate timeframes to telephone, e-mail and task inquiries.
• Participates in staff meetings, performance improvement activities and committees as assigned. Utilizes Issues Log when necessary.
• Meets productivity standards for opening/distributing mail, batching and depositing payments and researching missing EFT/ERA files.
• Other job duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED
• Six months of clerical experience in an office setting; hospital or clinic collection experience preferred
• Basic math skills necessary to resolve issues related to cash posting
• Knowledge of coding rules and guidelines and the ability to appropriately interpret EOBs for acute care and ambulatory services preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing providing excellent customer service
• 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)
• Experience with insurance billing computer applications preferred

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility and more!
Pay Range
$14.82 - $20.38 /hou

• Appropriately allocates receipts for the posting of monies to the accounts receivable using our financial partner’s banking system.
• Accounts for all financial transactions on a daily basis for both the hospital and physician clinics.
• Calculates and enters all data that is retrieved/received either from Medassets or manual checks and enters it on the appropriate spreadsheets.
• Utilizes Medassets and Cerner Reports to resolve balancing issues.
• Documents and reports all employee-generated financial errors to supervisor.
• Balances the following spreadsheets on a daily basis: GL transfers, EFT Spreadsheet, Deposit Reconciliation, and Cash Balance Sheet.
• Setups credit card terminals for Tsys and trains staff as required.
• Electronically processes and balances all deposits utilizing our financial partner’s deposit banking system.
• Coordinates with the bank, hospital departments and/or clinics when there is a deposit discrepancy.
• Assists the General Accounting department in resolving variances and credit card charge backs.
• Assists clinic and hospital personnel with balancing their journal and batches on a daily basis.
• Researches and resolves returned check issues.
• Creates manual insurance, patient, or other batches for posting from mail receipts.
• Utilizes payer websites to obtain Explanation of Benefits in a timely manner.
• Adheres to policies and procedures to achieve department and hospital goals.
• Maintains and facilitates communication within the business and clinical divisions.
• Responds professionally and within appropriate timeframes to telephone, e-mail and task inquiries.
• Participates in staff meetings, performance improvement activities and committees as assigned. Utilizes Issues Log when necessary.
• Meets productivity standards for opening/distributing mail, batching and depositing payments and researching missing EFT/ERA files.
• Other job duties as assigne