Lead Accounts Receivable Clerk - Vancouver, Canada - PHSA

PHSA

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

2 days ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Lead Accounts Receivable Clerk
Accounts Receivable

Vancouver, BC

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA.

As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Within the context of a complex health care environment, and in addition to performing a variety of accounts receivable duties, this position is responsible to provide work direction, training and work guidance to others within the department/function.

Performs account analyses, reconciliation, processes reciprocal billings and remittances. Selects accounts for collection; establishes payment arrangements and recommends write-offs. Prepares reports and spreadsheets.

What you'll do

Perform a variety of accounts receivable duties, this position is responsible to provide work direction, training and work guidance to others within the department/function.
Perform account analyses, reconciliation, processes reciprocal billings and remittances.
Select accounts for collection; establish payment arrangements and recommend writeoffs. Prepare reports and spreadsheets.
Provide work direction and guidance to others related to accounts receivable processes and procedures; provides training, assigns and reviews work, assists in solving complex problems and/or investigates and resolves.
Analyze designated accounts; reviews system reports for trends and/or discrepancies, identifiy discrepancies such as those resulting from early patient discharges to avoid bad debt costs and provides explanations for fluctuations in accounts upon request.
Reconcile designated accounts; match to payments received, refunds and invoices issued; identify and investigate discrepancies. Prepare adjustment information such as vouchers and credit balance refunds to resolve.
Processes reciprocal billings for out of province clients. Enter patient information into computerized billing program and submit to the Ministry of Health. Follows up on late payments.
Receive payments; enter information into cash receipts journal, balances and summarize journal and receivable accounts; match and check payments received against invoices and posts from journal to accounts receivable ledger
Process patient charges; review Admitting Discharge Transfer for accuracy in patient's financial responsibility and codes to ensure correct classification.
Adjust financial class grading of patient accounts and/or inputs charges into billing system.
Bill selfpay patient, outofprovince, WCB and similar sundry accounts; post billing information such as charges for patient and medical agency accounts to the accounts receivable ledger and balances to the general ledger.
Verify invoices, statements and outpatient charge vouchers, admission and separation histories, etc. against source documents.
Investigate discrepancies; contact patients, relatives, social workers, immigration officers and/or applicable hospital staff for missing data ensure accuracy
Enter submissions and resubmissions such as patient selfpay and patient agency charges, medical plan billings, room differentials, ALC and LTC charges. Distribute as appropriate.
Review Medical Services Plan and Workers' Compensation Board remittances; check Medical Service Plan reports for payment rejections and generates Workers' Compensation Board batch for claim preparation and processing.
Select accounts for collection; prepare listings and supporting documentation to transfer delinquent accounts to collection agencies. Maintain collection files; advise collection agency of payments and queries and provides additional information as required.
Followup on delinquent patient, nonpatient accounts and rejected Medical Services Plan and Workers' Compensation Board claims; review aging account reports and/or accesses applicable computerized billing system, correspond on accounts to determine the reason for nonpayment.
Provide and approve alternate payment arrangements through contact with patients and/or various agencies; investigate into financial circumstances to establish payment installment plans. Decide when account is uncollectible and recommends writeoff or referral to a collection agency.
Prepare ad hoc reports; gather applicable data, enter into spreadsheet format utilizing various computerized software packages and summarizes data for input into the general ledger system and/or other analysis packages.
Maintain extended care patient trust accounts; request and receive deposits, processes charges and prepare patient trust account statements as required.
Update patient agency information such as adjusting responsibility of payment information and lists of patients receiving outside services.
Run system reports such as Master Log, Journal Summary and Batch Listing on a regular basis; enters