Revenue Cycle Analyst

Revenue Cycle Analyst

Job Type: FT

Wage scale: 

Your experience matters at Lourdes Health

At Lourdes Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Position Summary: 

A Revenue Cycle Analyst reconciles and posts all payments received, identifies discrepancies and analyzes issues to ensure payments are posted timely.

Reports to: Patient Financial Services Director

FLSA: Non-exempt

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for reviewing and maintaining charge description master (CDM), and/other pertinent regulations and policies, ensuring all data elements are accurate and comply with all payor requirements.
• Analyzes financial and utilization data to provide decision-making information relating to specific revenue cycle metrics and reimbursement.
• Reviews and interprets various regulatory billing and coding updates, to remain compliant and accurate to minimize mis-billings.
• Resolves issues that arise from information submitted and revenue cycle issues.
• Provides validation reviews, audits, documentation and training for the area of knowledge, sharing information with Finance, Medical Records and other revenue producing areas or departments.
• Works closely with the lab to ensure all necessary late charges are applied to the accurate account.

Non-Essential Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Associate's degree or related work experience
  
   

Minimum Work Experience

• At least 5 years' experience in Finance or Billing required

Required Skills:

• Basic computer skills
• Knowledge of CPT and HCPC codes
• Medical terminology
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Must be able to learn unfamiliar concepts quickly
• Must have in-depth knowledge of the billing procedures
• Ability to learn the procedures of the charge master maintenance

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.