PATIENT ACCOUNTS OFFICER

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منذ ساعتين تقريبا

	نوع العقد	دوام كامل
	طبيعة الوظيفة	بالموقع
	الموقع	السعودية

وصف الوظيفة

About the Role

Dallah Healthcare is seeking a Patient Accounts Officer to manage patient accounts for inpatients at Dallah Hospital. This full-time role involves ensuring that all patient accounts are opened, maintained, and processed accurately and in a timely manner, supporting the hospital's revenue cycle operations.

Key Responsibilities

Open an account file for every inpatient receiving care.
Verify patient payment status, distinguishing between private and credit accounts, including those under registered client companies or sponsors.
Ensure deposits are received and accurately recorded for private patients.
Confirm that referral letters are received from admissions and recorded for credit patients.
Collect daily charges from hospital wards for patient services related to their admission.
Review all charges and enter new charges into the system, including operating room charges, that have not yet been recorded.
Monitor and follow up on expired approvals, initiating extension requests before expiry dates when necessary.
Prepare deposit requests for cash patients requiring additional deposits and for credit patients whose admission was disapproved.
Address patient queries regarding their bills and provide clarifications.
Review and edit each patient account file to ensure all charges are correctly entered.

Operational and Compliance Duties

Actively implement departmental policies, procedures, and relevant local and international standards or requirements.
Participate in indicator development and data collection to measure the performance of departmental functions, processes, and outcomes.
Conduct analysis and interpretation of collected data and information as required.
Contribute to hospital Safety Management and Risk Management Programs.
Report incidents in the system and participate in incident review and root cause analysis when needed.
Perform other duties within the scope of competence as directed by the Revenue Cycle Director.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 2-5 years of relevant experience in patient accounts or a similar financial role within a healthcare setting. A strong understanding of hospital billing processes and patient account management is essential.