Senior Accounts Receivable Clerk - Westbury, NY - Full-time / Part-time

Position Description:

Energize
your career with one of Healthcare’s fastest growing companies.  

 

You
dream of a great career with a great company – where you can make an impact and
help people.  We dream of giving you the
opportunity to do just this.  And with
the incredible growth of our business, it’s a dream that definitely can come
true. Already one of the world’s leading Healthcare companies, UnitedHealth
Group is restlessly pursuing new ways to operate our service centers, improve
our service levels and help people lead healthier lives.  We live for the opportunity to make a
difference and right now, we are living it up.

 

This
opportunity is with one of our most exciting business areas: Optum –a growing
part of our family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group a Fortune 17 leader.

 

Optum helps nearly 60
million Americans live their lives to the fullest by educating them about their
symptoms, conditions and treatments; helping them to navigate the system,
finance their healthcare needs and stay on track with their health goals. No
other business touches so many lives in such a positive way. And we do it all
with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion,
Relationships, Innovation & Performance.If
you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you have to be
really smart about the business of health care. Financial discipline
and accountability count more today than ever. Which is why your
performance and innovation will find a reception here like nowhere else
as you help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best
work.

Primary Responsibilities:

Review
accounts and determine appropriate course of action to remedy outstanding
issuesFollows
account through payment or rejection and prepares a plan of action to proceedInterprets
Medicare for rules of payment accuracyIdentifies
trends to formulate new procedures for solutionInvestigates
duplicate payments and takes appropriate action to resolve Interacts
with management to remedy problem issuesTroubleshoots
complex billing and follow up claims Performs
related duties, as required

Required Qualifications:High School Diploma or GED1+ year of experience with the technical and administrative aspects of patient accounting and medical billingPreferred Qualifications:Bachelor's DegreeExperience with Medicare and hospital billingKnowledge/experience with Medicare and Medicare RegulationsExperience with Microsoft Excel with ability to create spreadsheets and basic formulasExperience with Siemens Medical Solutions/InVision and/or Eagle applicationsMedicare Fiscal Intermediary System experienceHealth
care isn't just changing. It's growing more complex every day. ICD10
replaces ICD9. Affordable Care adds new challenges and financial
constraints. Where does it all lead? Hospitals and health care
organizations continue to adapt, and we are a vital part of their
evolution. And that's what fueled these exciting new opportunities.Optum360
is a dynamic new partnership formed by Dignity Health and Optum to
combine our unique expertise. As part of the growing family of
UnitedHealth Group, we'll leverage all our resources to bring financial
clarity and a full suite of revenue management services to health care
providers nationwide.If you're looking for a better place to use
your passion and your desire to drive change, this is the place to be.
It's an opportunity to do your life's best work.Diversity
creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,
genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.