Campus Description: Stony Brook University has established itself as one of America's most dynamic public universities, a center of academic excellence and a leader in health education, patient care and research. Listed among the top 1 percent of all universities in the world by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Stony Brook is home to more than 24,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff, including those employed at Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island's premier academic medical center and teaching hospital. With 597 beds, Stony Brook Hospital is the region's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Descriptive Title: Clerk II REF#: HS-R-7782-13-02-S
Budget Title: same as above Research Foundation Support Position
Department: Clinical Practice Management Plan (CPMP) RF Line#: R02850
Grade: N.5 Campus: Stony Brook West Campus/HSC
Salary: $28,000 - $32,000
THIS POSTING IS NOT CURRENT !!!

Required Qualifications: High School Diploma/GED. Two years of full time clerical experience. In lieu of experience, demonstrated effectiveness with assigned functions through internship of an equivalent duration may be considered. Good interpersonal, organizational, and customer relation skills, and detail oriented. Thorough familiarity with third party policies.
Preferred Qualifications: Two years of experience related with medical billing in a Physician's office or graduation from a medical billing program. Computerized billing experience.

Brief Description of Duties: The Clerk II will work in a computerized billing office. This individual will serve as the Billing Account Representative assigned to process billing for a clinical department.
  • All duties as required for the handling of billing, collection of forms, accounts receivable, and preparation of any data processing materials.
  • Interact with Physicians, the Practice Manager, and the Clinical Practice Management Plan (CPMP) supervisory and administrative staff regarding billing and other related issues.
  • Interact with third party representatives on all related billing and departmental issues.
  • Discuss with patients issues based on collection of payments, setting up budget plans and insurance coverage.
  • Handle incoming phone calls and any explanation of benefits. Determine the best way to resolve any issues that arise in the quickest possible manner and take appropriate action such as researching discrepancies, obtaining additional information, contacting any third parties, etc. to resolve account problems.
  • Troubleshoot special projects related to coverage, carriers as needed. Projects may be assigned at the request of the Physician, Practice Manager, or other CPMP staff.

Other Duties: Any input and output functions as required by CPMP.

Special Notes: This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA non-exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

Application Procedure: Those interested in this position should submit a Research Foundation Employment Application, Resume and Cover Letter to:

Mary T. Bergan
Manager of Human Resources
Clinical Practice Management Plan
Health Sciences Center, L-5, Room 048
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8552
Fax#: (631) 444-2012


Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 02/22/2013, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section.

THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SUNY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 632-6161 OR THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 444-4700.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OUR CRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (631) 632-6350. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE UNIVERSITY POLICE WEBSITE AT http://www.stonybrook.edu/police

Job Category: C) Secretarial and Clerical positions (including Administrative Assistant).
Posting Date: 02/10/2013
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