Job ID: 89124
Location: Aurora, Colorado
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Why Work at Children's....
Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years. Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day.
We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the nation's top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.
Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat. That's why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.
A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.
Job Overview
Take phone calls from internal and external customers answering questions, taking payments and resolving issues. Submit 'clean' electronic and paper claims to payers. Review, adjust and edit insurance coverage, bills and statements to ensure accuracy. Use assertive follow-up techniques with payers, providing information, corrections and problem resolution. Use contract matrices to calculate reimbursement. Ensure accounts are paid according to contract guidelines and individual agreements. Process denials. Send letters and statements to payers and patients.
Additional Information
Department Name: Patient Financial Services
Job Status: Full time, 40 hours per week.
Shift: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm, Hybrid.
Qualifications
- General Work Experience: Two to three years progressively responsible clerical experience in a health care setting. Previous hospital billing experience preferred. The ability to seek information independently and apply that knowledge in a broad specific fashion as situation dictates. Ability to handle repetition and attention to details.
- Preferred Education - Associates
- Preferred Education Field of Study - Business
- Required Education - High School Diploma or Equivalent
Responsibilities
POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Other Information
SCOPE AND LEVEL
- Financial Accountability: Responsible for personal use of resources, supplies and materials, tracking personal spending and submitting accurate expense reports.
- Judgment: Sets priorities for own work within overall guidelines; manages own workflow in cooperation with others.
- Assist internal and external customers to provide information and resolve issues.
- Follow up on assigned accounts and work to resolve billing, payment and contractual issues with payers in a manner that conforms to all federal, state and payer regulations and that elicits accurate and timely reimbursement from payers.
- Review, fix and submit bills manually and electronically in a manner that conforms to all federal, state and payer regulations and that elicits accurate and timely reimbursement from payers.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job
- Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
- Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
- Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
- Motion: Bend: Up to 1/3 of time
- Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands - Precise Motor Function (Or Fine Manipulation)
- Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 10 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time
Work Environment
- Exposure: Exposure to chemicals: Occasional.
- Exposure: Exposure to noise/vibration: Occasional.
- Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
- Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.
- Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.
The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.
Salary Information
Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $37,991.02 to $56,986.53
Hourly Salary Range: $18.26 to $27.40
Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
