Accounting Intern
PRIME Occupational Medicine is committed to providing the highest quality medical care for a multitude of businesses through various methods of service. With clinics currently located throughout the Louisiana and Texas regions, PRIME is able to serve the corporate and industrial sectors with 24/7 availability.
The Accounting Clerk is responsible for collections of outstanding accounts receivable dollars from the existing client base and all other aspects of collections, resolving customer billing problems and reducing accounts receivable delinquency. This position will report to the Accounting Manager.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Process medical billing and workers compensation claims
- Reviewing open accounts for collection efforts.
- Making outbound collection calls in a professional manner while keeping and improving customer relations.
- Resolves client-billing problems and rescues accounts receivable delinquency, applying good customer service in a timely manner.
- Collect customer payments in accordance with payment due dates.
- Identify issues attributing to account delinquency and discuss them with management.
- Review and monitor assigned accounts and all applicable collection reports.
Requirements
- Coding experience or certification preferred
- Experience with Workers Compensation billing and follow up.
- Experience with Waystar or other clearinghouse billing preferred.
- Strong communication, problem solving and analytical skills required
- Ability to work independently and to adapt to a fast changing environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Access.
- Must have attention to detail with an eye for accuracy.
- Creative, self-disciplined and capable of identifying and completing critical tasks independently and with a sense of urgency