Billing Staff

JOB SUMMARY

Generates revenue by making payment arrangements, collecting accounts, monitoring and pursuing delinquent accounts.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receives and collates admission slips from admitting department.
• Sorts files for out-patient and in-patient charges from different revenue centers properly and accordingly.
• Encodes manual charges from revenue centers without computer.
• Prepares patient daily census and summary billings.
• Prepares updated summary of patient’s bill for the issuance of progress billing to the relative of the patients for updating and collection purposes.
• Receives the chart of the patient from NOD.
• Checks all charges of the patient.
• Consults the client’s physician regarding the professional fee.
• Checks computerized SOA against actual attachment of charge slips and other necessary documents. Discrepancies are to be reported to concerned party.
• Prepares statement of account including computation of professional fees for proper billing of patient’s for discharge.
• Prepares all HMO in-patient and out-patient charges with surgical procedures and philhealth deduction for transmittal to HMO / Industrial Department.
• Filing of triplicate copy of patient statement of account (billing copy and record).
• Prepares summary of discharges within day.
• Prepares room and board revenue report for transmittal to the accounting department.
• Checks for transmittal to the billing OIC for evaluation.
• Implements computation of professional fees, discounts and benefits in accordance to the company’s existing and updated guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Courteously responds to client’s inquiries with accuracy.
• Prepares endorsement summary of patient bill to cashier department during night shift.
• Facilities preparation of SOA to expedite discharge of patients.
• Other duties required from time to time.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Education:
• Must be a graduate of any four year course; accounting related courses is an advantage.

Work Experience:
• With or without experience in hospital / clinical affiliations as part of entry level preparations; willing to be trained.

Skills:

• With good oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Computer literate (MS Word, MS Excel, and other MS office).