Accounting - Patient Accounts Specialist

Accounting - Patient Accounts Specialist Job Description

Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM

JSSA has an immediate opening for a part-time (20 hours a week) Patient Accounts/Billing Specialist to join our accounting team. We are one of Washington metropolitan area's most established and fastest-growing child, family and senior social services agencies, with offices in Maryland and Northern Virginia. Our staff serve a nonsectarian, highly diverse clientele struggling with a broad range of emotional, social, physical and developmental challenges as well as home care and hospice services.

This position is responsible for the daily billing and payroll activities in JSSA's Homecare program.

• Ensure accuracy of staff hours entered in the web-based operating platform for billing and staff payroll purposes.
• Evaluate field staff hours to determine proper rate to charge to clients (regular vs. overtime rate).
• Prepare electronic file of staff hours with rates to submit to the Payroll Manager semi-monthly for import into payroll software and review draft payroll report generated by the Payroll Manager.
• Work closely with the Payroll Manager regarding staff inquiries related to staff pay.
• Generate and review monthly client invoices for mailing to clients, guardians, or long-term care insurance companies.
• Post online credit card payments and checks to individual client accounts.
• Monitor and research aging accounts receivables. Alert Homecare Director and Director of Patient Accounts of accounts over 60 days.
• Handle patient inquiries and contact clients for purposes of collecting overdue balances.
• Ensure that the fiscal and reporting requirements of all funding sources are met.
• Assist JSSA’s Homecare administrative staff with their accounting-related needs.
• Assist in maintaining accounting policies and procedures.
• Assist in preparing work for auditors in connection with JSSA's annual audit.
• Ensure company and staff information is kept confidential to protect payroll operations

• High School diploma with at least two years of experience performing billing functions with progressively increasing responsibility.
• Highly proficient with MS Office 365 applications and use of web-based operating systems. Prior experience with Well Sky highly preferred.
• Proficient skills with Excel (including formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP).
• Experience working independently in a fast-paced environment with the ability to work on multiple tasks.
• Great attention to detail, excellent customer service skills, and solution oriented.
• Strong experience of processes involving billing and payroll functions.
• Outstanding communications skills and the ability to work in a fast paced and deadline driven environment.
• Able to handle confidential information and understand HIPAA.

• Hourly rate range $25-30
• Retirement plan with matching contribution
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and a balanced lifestyle
• Vacation, sick, personal leave, and holiday pay

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The Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) has been helping people across the Washington metropolitan area meet emotional, social, and physical challenges for more than 120 years. A nonsectarian provider, we serve people of all religious backgrounds, races and ethnicities, helping the youngest child to the most fragile senior, from individuals to entire families. JSSA provides services and support to nearly 31,000 individuals a year through our wide range of counseling, educational, specialized employment, in-home support, hospice and nursing care, and social services.

We are a growing Agency and strive to be an Employer of Choice. As such we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a healthy work-life balance, collaborative team environment and many opportunities for personal growth and professional development. We pride ourselves on our mission to be the first place for the Jewish community, as well as the community at large, to turn for clinical and social services of the highest quality that sustain and nurture all who seek assistance.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. AA/M/F/D