Payment Receipts Specialist - Cash Posting (Remote in OR, WA or AK)

Description Job Description Full‑Time | 1.00 FTE | Day Shift Salary Range: $19.62 – $29.44 per hour Hiring rate dependent on education, training, work experience, collective bargaining agreements, and seniority. Make a meaningful impact, behind the scenes, by ensuring accuracy, integrity, and trust in healthcare financial operations. PeaceHealth is seeking an experienced Payment Receipts Specialist – Cash Posting to support our Hospital Billing (HB) and Professional Billing (PB) cash postings and credits functions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a detail‑oriented environment, enjoys problem‑solving, and values contributing to a mission‑driven organization that puts people first. Job Summary The Payment Receipts Specialist is responsible for accurately posting and reconciling payments using both manual and computerized systems. This role ensures funds received through cash, checks, credit cards, and electronic transfers are properly recorded, balanced, and secured in accordance with PeaceHealth policies and regulatory requirements. Accuracy, timeliness, and attention to detail are critical to supporting the financial health of our organization and the care we provide to our communities. This position supports HB and PB cash postings and credits and works collaboratively with internal teams to resolve discrepancies and ensure accounts are balanced and complete. Essential Functions

• Performs daily cash posting and reconciliation of payments, adjustments and rejections from private and third-party payors.
• Performs reconciliation of accounts receivable and payment posting.
• Prepares deposits in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Processes and monitors the electronic remittance files to ensure accuracy.
• Maintains and/or enforce security procedures to ensure safety of funds.
• May research and resolve credit balances that occur due to overpayment at the time of posting.
• May assist customers by answering inquiries and providing information.
• Assists with departmental coverage as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma Preferred: or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years Required: Experience in medical office, billing or insurance account follow-up

Skills

• Billing/ Payment posting, provider level adjustments (Required)
• Knowledge of insurance processes and billing guidelines and regulations (Required)
• Knowledge of payer EOBs/835s and bank lockbox processes (Required)
• Knowledge of insurance processes and billing guidelines regulations (Preferred)
• Proficiency in use of 10-key (Required)
• Proficient use of computers including MS Office applications and payer portals (Required)
• Knowledge of insurance and reimbursement policies (Required)
• Strong data entry skills (Required)
• Skills in problem solving, organizational and time management (Required)
• Knowledge of basic accounts skills (Required)
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines (Required)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (Required)
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to multi-task and to handle high volume workload (Required)
• Ability to process and reconcile provider level adjustments (Required)
• Ability to effectively and accurately post payments to meet department deadlines (Required)
• Knowledge of banking lockbox processes (Required)
• Ability to manage complex accounts to resolve debit and credit balances, missing payments, and unposted cash (Required)
• Knowledge of major insurance products such as Medicare, Medicaid, Workers Compensation and Commercial payers (Required)
• Detail oriented (Required)
• Ability to work remotely with minimal oversight, independently, as well as in a collaborative team setting (Required)

Working Conditions Lifting

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work.

Environmental Conditions

• Predominantly operates in an office environment.

Mental/Visual

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.