Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) · 1 day ago
Business Office Clerk
South Williamson, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expAppalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is seeking a Business Office Clerk responsible for maintaining accurate patient accounts receivable. The role includes billing, filing, recording payments, and ensuring timely submission of claims, while also providing assistance to patients regarding their accounts and insurance benefits.
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Responsibilities
Interviews patients, relatives or others responsible to determine payment arrangements and refers unusual cases to immediate supervisor
Communicates with ancillary services to determine that appropriate charges have been made
Posts late charges, anesthesia/CRNA charges, payments and adjustments daily to proper patient accounts
Correct submission of claims to correct payor and address in time frame set by policies and procedures
Performs cashier duties, e.g., receipts of payments and issuance of receipts, collection of monies from other areas and prepares daily bank deposit
Maintains applicable files and reports of adjustments to accounts receivable
Maintains required registers of Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, Workers Compensation, Central Collection Services and others as necessary
Contacts patients, doctors, or others for information necessary to properly complete insurance or other type billings, and rebilling in the prescribed time frame
Answers inquiries on patient accounts and advises patient on insurance benefits within HIPPA guidelines
Clears with Health Information Administrator, before preparing and submitting, all required medical data with billings
May assist with preparation of advance deposit memoranda and recommended account write-offs
Prepares required reports as necessary
Types memos, correspondence, billing forms, etc., and operates postage meter, fax machine, computer terminals and printers
May prepare out-going mail
May assist Admissions as well as other MPAS departments
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
One year's experience in billing experience
Experience in Microsoft Word & Excel
Knowledge of medical terminology ICD-10 and CPT codes as pertains to billing
Familiarity with UB04 and HCFA competition
Computer literate in Word and Excel
Ability to operate routine office machines, including but not limited to postage meter, typewriter, display terminal and terminal printing, adding machine and fax machine
Three (3) to six (6) months on-the-job training as required to attain proficiency of performance of assigned duties and responsibilities
Preferred
Health care billing experience
Company
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH)
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), the Healthcare System of Appalachia, and ranked as one of the Top 10 Employers in Kentucky by Forbes Magazine, is a not-for-profit health system operating 13 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Prestonsburg, South Williamson, West Liberty and Whitesburg in Kentucky; as well as Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores and retail pharmacies.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (14)
2023 (34)
2022 (20)
2021 (27)
2020 (35)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.7MKey Investors
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationAppalachian Regional Commission
2023-09-28Grant· $2.2M
2022-03-17Grant· $1.5M
Leadership Team
Brian Springate
Community CEO at ARH Hazard
Hollie Phillips
President and Chief Executive Officer
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