DUTIES:
Hospital Care Investigators (NYC H+H), under direct supervision, conduct investigations in a healthcare
setting to determine the eligibility of applicants for medical assistance payment programs or the ability of patients and their legally responsible relatives to pay for hospital or health care charges and take the
necessary actions to bill and collect for these services; explore alternative sources for payment of health care setting services rendered; code, verify and modify demographic and insurance data obtained from source documents and enter such data into a computerized system; perform billings and collections functions in order to obtain maximization of health care setting’s revenue; all Hospital Care Investigators (NYC H+H) perform related work.
This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this
position.
THE SALARY:
The current minimum salary is $52,128 per annum. This rate is subject to change.
HOW TO QUALIFY:
You are responsible for determining whether or not you meet the education and experience requirements for this examination prior to submitting your application. If you are found “Not Qualified,” your application fee will not be refunded and you will not receive a score.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; or
- An Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university; and completion of an accredited
certificate program in medical billing; or - A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent; and completion of an accredited
certificate program in medical billing; and two (2) years of full-time experience in interviewing,
investigation, or a related field, such as credit and collection follow-up or bookkeeping, or as a
customer service representative providing comprehensive customer service entailing the dispensing of information or listening to and resolving customer’s concerns, problems and complaints or
troubleshooting; or - A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent; and four (4) years of full-time experience, as described in “3” above, at least two years of which must have been in interviewing, investigations, or a related field such as credit and collection follow-up or bookkeeping; or
- Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3” or “4” above. College education may
be substituted for experience on the basis that thirty (30) semester credits are equivalent to one (1)
year of experience and candidates must have completed an accredited certificate program in medical billing or have at least two years of full-time experience in interviewing, investigations, or a related field such as credit and collection follow-up or bookkeeping. All candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma.
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