Cash Applications Representative I
Job ID:
R144172
Shift:
1st
Full/Part Time:
Full_time
Pay Range:
$20.40 – $30.60
Location:
Oak Brook, IL – 2311 W 22nd St
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate’s job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Hybrid, M-F days
Major Responsibilities:
- Applies all payments received to appropriate patients account. Responsible for the accurate and timely posting of bank lockbox payments, 835 files (new payers added continually), credit card, check payments and Accounting GL Transfers.
- Responsible for the accurate and timely posting of electronic and manual account adjustments. This would include, but not limited to, reviewing requests and adjustment reports to ensure accurate reconciliation.
- Responsible for the accurate and timely posting of non-cash vouchers to appropriate patients’ account.
- Accurately posts all denials and routes to the appropriate party.
- Prepares summary of cash applied for cash balancing.
- Responsible for balancing of batch totals posted to deposited amounts and forward appropriate documents to Reconciliation.
- Responsible for proficient use of Epic, other integrated hardware, and system applications.
- Responsible for the filing and photocopying, and PDF processing of related documents.
- Adheres to established Advocate Aurora Health policies, procedures, guidelines, productivity, quality, and Internal Audit standards.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
- None Required.
Education Required:
- High School Graduate.
Experience Required:
- Typically requires 1 year of experience in business office or financial experience.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Ability to operate 10-key calculator, accurately and efficiently.
- Good organizational ability, and communications skills (written and verbal).
- A basic understanding of electronic health record (Epic) with the ability to read, enter and retrieve information from Epic.
- Basic bookkeeping skills and strong mathematics aptitude.
- Ability to demonstrate mathematical and analytical skills.
- Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented verbally and in writing.
- Consistently exercises logic and reasoning to assess and resolve problems.
- Combines and organizes information.
- Consistently maintains a professional and approachable demeanor.
- Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work independently.
- Pays strong attention to detail and maintains high degree of accuracy.
- Successfully alternates between two or more activities or sources of information.
- Accepts responsibility and maintains high level of accountability.
- Strong collaboration skills.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Must be able to sit the majority of the workday.
- Occasionally lifts up to 10 lbs.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. One of the state’s largest private employers, the system serves patients across 11 hospital locations, including two children’s campuses, and more than 250 sites of care. Advocate Health Care, in addition to Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now a part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
