Cash Management Representative

Cash Management Representative

Your job is more than a job. Expected to accurately post payments and adjustments among other duties. The Cash Management Representative supports the overall financial health of the organization by ensuring payments are applied to outstanding balances in a timely manner and by identifying variances for further follow-up.

Your everyday:

• Performs daily cash posting and reconciliation of electronic and manual payments.
• Responsible for retrieving payer remits from various websites for posting.
• Knowledge and understanding of electronic system posting logic.
• Assist with evaluating payment posting opportunities for 835 and EFT / ERA processing
• Analyze paper EOB to ensure accurate posting of payments and adjustments.
• Investigates the source of unidentified payments to ensure payments are applied to appropriate accounts.
• Run and analyze balancing report to ensure accurate posting.
• Scan all cash posting documents that are required into the electronic document system.
• Provide suggestions related to process improvement as appropriate.
• Clearly identify and report balancing issues to the department supervisor.
• Understand the time constraints and deadlines associated with payment research and application and ensure that all daily goals are met.
• Executes excellent customer service and professionalism when interacting with staff
• Acts in accordance with LCMC's mission and values, while serving as a role model for ethical behavior
• Adheres to federal and state regulations related to the protection of patient information (e.g., the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as well as facility-specific guidelines

The must-haves: minimum:

Minimum qualifications:

High school diploma or GED with 2 years of experience in a healthcare environment, particularly in healthcare billing, collections, payment processing, or denial management OR

4 years of experience in a healthcare environment.

Strong clerical or banking experience considered.

Skills and abilities:

• Must be able to pass basic computer skills test and system level training.
• Demonstrates knowledge of: Transaction posting and daily reconciliation processes Must be able to analyze trends that are seen from different payors and make recommendation
• Must be able to operate with relative independence in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to exercise good organizational and time management skills.
• Attention to detail and transaction accuracy is required. Demonstrated problem-solving and inductive reasoning skills, which manifest themselves in creative solutions for operational inefficiencies
• Highly developed communication skills, successfully demonstrated in effectively working with a wide variety of people in both individual and team settings
• Analytical skills necessary to perform calculations, analyze remit codes, transfer account reconciliation, and other mathematical functions. Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to take initiative by identifying problems, conceptualizing resolutions, and implementing change
• Demonstrates excellent leadership, conflict-resolution, and customer service skills
• Exceptional writing and communication skills
• Strong comfort level with computer systems

Work shift: Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary.

Your extras:

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.

You are welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Simple things make the difference:

• To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
• To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
• To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
• To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.