NYU LANGONE HEALTH is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. For more information, go to nyulangone.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Student Intern. In this role, the successful candidate 10 to 12 weeks, full-time work experience. It provides students with an opportunity to apply their developing knowledge and skills in health services administration/management, research, or, policy. Students gain a better appreciation for the pressures that affect decision-making in todays healthcare environment and are able to identify additional skills they will need to better prepare them for a rewarding career in health care administration.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reports any discrepancies or inconsistencies in data and/or reports to management timely.
• Adhere to compliance and departmental policies and procedures including compliance with 100% of HIPAA requirements, required.
• Work independently, take initiative, and think critically.
• Work collaboratively with a variety of departments within NYULMC and NYULMC's contracted payers.
• Ensure cash optimization and accounts receivable reduction activity is functioning to fullest capability.
• Evaluate and escalate eligibility, authorization, billing, and claims processing inaccuracies to implement upstream solutions.
• Maintain data integrity when manipulating data files for purposes of analysis to ensure data does not become corrupted through conscientious use of tools and a system of checks and balances.
• Execute data mining and in-depth accounts receivable analysis.
• Collect/analyze data to determine areas for operational improvement throughout the revenue cycle.
• Assist with providing constructive feedback, and developing training tools and policy and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• To qualify you must have a High School Diploma required.
• The student intern must be a full-time student, or if working in the summer months (Mid-May through Mid-Sept), must be planning to return to full-time status in the fall.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. If you wish to view NYU Langone Health's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.

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