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Full-time

Description

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital /

Southern Vermont Health Services Corporation

Job Description

Job Title: Cashier / Accounts Receivable

Job Code: 131

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Department Name: Business Office

Location: Brattleboro, Vermont

JOB SUMMARY:

Handles all the daily cash responsibilities including preparation of checks for deposit, batching remittance advices and patient payments for data entry, monitoring all electronic remittance/posting functions, reconciling and balancing deposit totals with batch reports and list sheets, maintains the petty cash fund, and processes refund requests from credit balance reports.

DEPT. SCOPE OF SERVICE:

The patient financial services department is comprised of billing, collections, and cashiering functions for the hospital. The department is responsible for compliance with all applicable state and federal billing requirements and changes. The department operates Monday through Friday from 8:00a.m to 4:30p.m.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Associates degree in Accounting or Business preferred.

Experience: Two years of accounting experience in a business office desirable, preferably in a health care environment.

Licensure/Certification: None

Mental Efforts: Ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.

Significant use of CRT monitor.

Stressful environment due to fast paced volume of work and daily deadlines.

Vision and hearing corrected to within normal range.

Ability to utilize office equipment: calculator, terminal, PC, facsimile, copier, printer, credit card terminal.

Ability to effectively work with and adapt to a diversity of customers.

Environment & Working Conditions: Potential for CTD.

OSHA CATEGORY

• OSHA Category I - Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues require use of techniques of Universal Precautions as evidenced with blood borne pathogens standards.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities.
• Standing- Up to 1/3
• Walking- Up to 1/3
• Sitting- 2/3 or more
• Talking or Hearing- 2/3 or more
• Use of hands to finger, handle or feel- Up to 1/3
• Pushing/Pulling- None
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling- None
• Reaching with hands and arms- Up to 1/3
• Tasting or smelling- None

This position requires that weight be lifted or force be exerted.

• Up to 10 pounds- 2/3 or more
• Up to 25 pounds- 1/3 to 1/2
• Up to 50 pounds- Up to 1/3
• Up to 100 pounds- None
• More than 100 pounds- None

This position has special vision requirements.

• Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

WORK ENVIORNMENT

• This position requires exposure to the following environmental conditions.
• Wet, humid conditions (non-weather)- None
• Work near moving mechanical parts- Up to 1/3
• Fumes or airborne particles- Up to 1/3
• Toxic or caustic chemicals- Up to 1/3
• Outdoor weather conditions- None
• Extreme cold (non-weather)- None
• Extreme heat (non-weather)- None
• Risk of electrical shock- None
• Work with explosives- None
• Risk of radiation- None
• Vibration- None
• The typical noise level for the environment is:
• Very Quiet
• Quiet
• Moderate Noise
• Loud Noise
• Hearing
• Ability to hear calls
• Ability to hear instructions from physician/department staff/others

EEO/ADA STATEMENT

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and strictly prohibits any type of harassment or discrimination in regards to race, religion, age, color, sex, disability status, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender expression, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, and/or local laws.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodations are needed, please contact Human Resources.

Your employment with Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is on an at-will basis, meaning either you or the Company can terminate the employment relationship, at any time, for any or no reason, and with or without cause or notice. As an at-will employee, your employment with Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is not guaranteed for any length of time.

I understand the description of this job and the essential functions, as given above. I also understand that not all of the duties are described above, and that I will perform those above and other related duties as directed by my supervisor and management. I further understand that employment is at-will, and that either I or my employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time.

Approved By: Nancy Glasheen- Director, Human Resources

Date Approved: October 1, 2023

Date Reviewed: October 1, 2023

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Salary Description

18- 26.22