Accounting Clerk – Inpatient

Join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.
Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none.
Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.
 

Accounting Clerk – Inpatient Accounting Department 
Full-Time | Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | Queens, NY

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, a 404-bed fully accredited community-based teaching hospital and Level I Trauma and Stroke Center, is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Accounting Clerk to join our Inpatient Accounting Department.

Ranked among America’s Best Hospitals and recipient of the Healthgrades America’s 250 Best Hospitals award, Jamaica Hospital is committed to excellence in patient care, billing accuracy, and financial operations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile inpatient charges, ensuring complete and accurate charge capture for all hospital admissions and stays.
• Prepare and submit UB-04 claims in compliance with federal, state, and payer-specific billing regulations.
• Review admission and discharge records to verify accurate DRG assignment, room charges, and ancillary services.
• Collaborate with Health Information Management, Case Management, and Coding teams to resolve discrepancies and ensure clean claim submission.
• Monitor inpatient accounts receivable and follow up on denials, re-bills, and adjustments in accordance with hospital policy.
• Reconcile inpatient revenue postings to the general ledger and assist with daily/monthly financial reports.
• Maintain thorough documentation of billing actions and corrections in the electronic medical record (EHR) and financial systems.
• Utilize advanced Microsoft Excel functions (pivot tables, formulas, and VLOOKUPs) to analyze inpatient billing trends and account reconciliation data.

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