Finance Intern at Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, LLC in Akron, Ohio

Job Description:

Position Summary
Internships are professional experiences in which students participate to gain professional skills and experiences. Internships are structured as learning opportunities that combine in-class theory with real-world applications. Responsibilities will be similar to an entry-level position that students would get out of college. Finance Interns responsibilities are very broad and will fall under any department included under the Finance Division. The Finance Intern supports the Finance Department and other departments embedded within Finance Division, such as Patient Access, Supply Chain, Health Information Management, Revenue Cycle, Managed Care, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Accounting. Assignments vary by volume and/or where the greatest staffing /support is needed. Position requires flexibility on daily assignments along with excellent organizational and prioritizing skills.

Essential Job Functions/Accountabilities
Assumes accountability for the preparation and completion of projects and analysis; anticipates program delays, adjusts resources to stay on course and when necessary, communicates issues to recipients and manager; maintains activity log for management; prepares relevant reports for management review.

Some duties may include:
Identifying and working with appropriate personnel to resolve credit balances and true overpayments, small-balance, adjustments, discounts and any other discrepancies on patient accounts

Assisting in making sure patient refunds are prepared and issued. Assisting in performing audits related to accurate charging and documentation on patient accounts. Assisting in Patient Access/Front Desk areas of any clinic location or hospital, including posting payments, computer entry, filing, registering patients, verifying insurance, conducting patient interviews, scheduling appointments, etc.

Assisting in central scheduling. Registering employee accounts for flu shot billing. Creating pre-registrations for patients scheduled and obtaining benefit information. Running estimates against patient benefits and provided codes to get patient out of pocket costs. Loading contracts into patient estimate software for the upcoming year to ensure that rates and fee schedules are up-to-date

Reconciling daily cash deposits for copay collections. Assisting with daily charge entry. Navigating and retrieving medical records from Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. Retrieving paper medical records or verifies availability of scanned medical records for review.

Performing quality and chart order preparation prior to indexing into the EHR and performs quality check of electronic documents against the paper copy prior to destruction or chart correction. Coding, processing, and entering invoices within the accounts payable software.

Preparing invoices for rent, supplies and other expenditures. Matching POs and verifying pricing with invoices. Preparing and mailing checks upon final approval. Filing paid invoices. Scanning documents, logging & recording data.

Providing computer entry of payable information. Creating and maintaining spreadsheets

The Finance Intern will assist the CFO, Director of Patient Access, Director of Finance/Controller, Payroll Analyst, Director of Health Information and Revenue Management Services, and/or Director of Supply Chain, and their respective teams, as needed

All other duties not specifically assigned

Position Requirements
Education: Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program toward the completion of a Bachelors Degree in Business, HealthCare Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics or the equivalent.

Experience: Some college business/finance classes preferred; must possess knowledge of office equipment and excellent computer skills; critical thinking skills to process tasks accurately; must be organized and detail oriented; demonstrated problem solving and detailed oriented skills required.

Technical Skills: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word

Certifications/Licenses/Registrations: N/A