Cash Applications Associate Job Listing at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC (Job ID 1162115200)

Description

Cash Applications  
Full Time
Day Shift 
8

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #2 in the state and #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs more than 8,000 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

Receives and records payments for services rendered at Lexington Medical Center and affiliates: is responsible for balancing daily receipts and preparing bank deposits. Works closely within department to assist and assure accuracy of receipts and adjustments.

•Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
•Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years of experience in related field or in billing/follow-up role regarding hospital & physician billing
•Substitutable Education & Experience: None
•Required Certifications/Licensure: None
•Required Training: Personal computer (PC) experience to include spreadsheets, word processing, etc.;  Minimum typing of 40 wpm;  Knowledge of insurance EOB's and Medicare procedural knowledge.

• Receives and posts all payments and adjustments for services rendered at Lexington Medical Center and affiliates.
• Coordinates posting of all non-payment monies.
• Responsible for daily balancing of payments and adjustments posted.
• Researches extensively any unidentified checks by contacting insurance companies, mail and/or patients. 
• Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers. Shows courtesy, compassion and respect.  Conforms to Service Excellence policy and “House Rules”.

• Responsible for meeting productivity levels as defined in the critical elements specific to the job.
• Attends corporate compliance in-services and adheres to overall hospital compliance program.
• Ability to focus attention to strict details.
• Ability to keep data entry errors below.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits 
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one.  LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary 
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.