Sr. Prior Authorization Specialist/Business Analyst Job Listing at Mercy in St. Louis, MO (Job ID 936988)

Description

We're a Little Different

Our mission is clear. We bring to life a healing ministry through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

At Mercy, we believe in careers that match the unique gifts of unique individuals – careers that not only make the most of your skills and talents, but also your heart. Join us and discover why Modern Healthcare Magazine named us in its “Top 100 Places to Work.”

Overview:

• Position performs to process accounts according to the state they are in the Self Pay accounts receivable.
• The tasks include aiding Patient Services peers and leadership in working with patient accounts to determine resolution to obtain payment.
• The role is flexible with all the research, tasks, and audits as needed in the department to resolve issues and prevent gaps.
• Analyst role is a mentor and performs education sessions with peers and leaders in managing receivables.
• The incumbent will be asked to continuously develop their skills with Epic and desktop tools to best manage projects to serve where the volume of processing and supporting leadership is needed with projects using data and analytics.
• It is the role of this position to learn the workflows, policies and procedures to ensure accurate processing, timeliness, and excellent communications in aiding peers, patients, leaders and other departments.
• Partnership and communications is vital to excel in performance.
• Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.

Qualifications:

• Education: High School Degree or equivalent
• Experience: 3 year prior Revenue Cycle Experience preferred, or meets position specific responsibility and duties.
• Other Skills and Knowledge: Prefer the following: Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Word and Excel.Expanded Epic knowledge with basic report writing.Ability to collect and analyze data.Excellent communication, customer service and problem solving skills required.

We Offer Great Benefits:

Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!

We're bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.

At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We're expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.

What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?

Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We're also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care – that's just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

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