Medical Payment Posting Specialist at Chestnut in US-IL-Bloomington

Job description

• Medical Payment Posting Specialist
• Compensation
• Starting pay: $17.00 to $18.00 per hour
• Starting pay is based on experience, qualifications, internal equity, and local market conditions.
• Chestnut offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports both your career and your well-being, including health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement with company match, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, and career advancement.
• Put your attention to detail to work in healthcare.
• If you're organized, accurate, comfortable working with numbers and data, and enjoy figuring out the details, this could be a great next step in your career.
• Chestnut Health Systems is seeking a full-time Medical Payment Posting Specialist to join our Revenue Cycle team. You'll play an important behind-the-scenes role in keeping our healthcare operations running smoothly by accurately posting payments, processing insurance adjustments and denials, and helping ensure patient accounts remain accurate and balanced.
• You don't need years of healthcare billing experience to get started. We're looking for someone with a strong office or customer service background who is detail-oriented, dependable, comfortable learning new systems, and ready to grow.
• If you're looking to build experience in healthcare revenue cycle while working for an organization where the mission matters, we'd love to meet you.
• Build valuable experience in healthcare billing, insurance reimbursement, and revenue cycle operations.
• Put your attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving skills to work every day.
• Learn the ins and outs of insurance payments, denials, adjustments, and patient accounts.
• Join a collaborative Revenue Cycle team where accuracy and teamwork matter.
• Receive training and opportunities to continue developing your healthcare knowledge and skills.
• Build experience that can open doors to additional career opportunities throughout Chestnut.

Responsibilities

• Accurately post payments received from insurance companies and patients.
• Apply contractual adjustments and discounts according to established procedures.
• Ensure payments, co-pays, deductibles, and co-insurance are correctly allocated and accounts remain balanced.
• Review and process insurance denials using appropriate CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS coding information and route claims for follow-up when needed.
• Assist with account write-offs as directed by leadership.
• Research payment information and discrepancies to help maintain accurate patient accounts.
• Maintain organized Revenue Cycle records and documentation.
• Collaborate with team members and other departments to resolve payment and account questions.
• Participate in team meetings, training, and department initiatives.
• Protect the confidentiality and security of patient, financial, and organizational information.
• Promote Chestnut's culture of customer service excellence in all interactions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong data entry skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Comfortable navigating websites, software systems, and electronic records.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, research information, and follow established processes.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive patient and financial information in accordance with HIPAA requirements.

Skills

Required

• Strong data entry skills

Benefits

• Chestnut offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and professional growth, including:
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Generous paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development and continuing education
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the organization