Job Summary:
The Revenue Cycle Intake Specialist completes accurate and timely essential tasks within the revenue cycle management department in addition to supporting other company strategies & goals. This position serves to be essential in providing outcome-based performance for the department by completing tasks effectively & efficiently. Other supportive functions may include assisting other intercompany or third-party vendors in tasks which influence positive outcomes of the revenue cycle management department. Occasional to frequent communication occurs with patients, families, contracted facility staff, insurance payers, and companies' third-party vendors which requires a high degree of customer service and professionalism.
The Intake Specialist reports to the Revenue Cycle Manager. This position supports the organization by providing focused task performance and high-level outcomes related to the revenue cycle process in accordance with Local, State, and Federal laws and regulations.
Essential Functions
- Completes accurate & timely census management processes.
- Completes accurate & timely patient insurance/demographic management.
- Positively contributes to department outcomes-based performance.
- Completes any required training and optimizes the performance of all tasks.
- Efficiently & effectively manages time.
- Participates in continuous process improvement to assist department and company achievement of goals.
- Exhibits a high degree of customer service and professionalism.
- Follows standard operating procedures.
- Assists in other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications as well as medical office software.
- Experience in healthcare billing, credentialing, and/or contracting.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced multi-task environment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Possess the ability to positively approach all department-related tasks to meet or exceed departmental goals.
- Possesses or proactively obtains knowledge of payers, billing, and regulatory compliance required for job-related activities and performance.
- Possess or proactively obtains considerable knowledge of revenue cycle processes required for job-related activities and performance.
- Strong collaborative skills that foster positive performance to achieve or exceed department goals
- Positively engages in change
- Engages in process improvement
- Follows policies and procedures of the company.
- Exhibits ethics and integrity