What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Clerk - FT position at USPI?
Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team!
Job Summary
Provides support and backup for the AP Coordinator by working invoices for the Controller and CFO for Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth and Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Outpatient Center. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth is a joint venture with Tenet Healthcare and USPI. We are 30-bed acute care surgical hospital located at 1800 Park Place Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, that has been serving the residents of Fort Worth and the surrounding communities since 2014.
The hospital provides a wide spectrum of medical services including an Emergency Department, a 30-bed inpatient unit, a 4-bed intensive care unit, a diagnostic imaging unit, 14 operating rooms, including the da Vinci, ExcelsiusGPS, and Mako Surgical Systems. The surgical services Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth provides include, but are not limited to, Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT), Bariatric, General, Pulmonary, Gynecology, Oral, Orthopedics, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Pain Management, Plastics, Podiatry, Spine, and Urology. We focus on providing a quality, service-oriented environment for all surgical procedures.
Required Skills:
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Processes invoices timely for payment; have at least one check register of invoices ready for approval daily
- Applies GL code and department accurately to non-PO invoices to ensure expense is allocated correctly
- Upon invoice matching in Cerner, ensures the GL code and department is accurately coded
- Verifies repairs or minor equipment purchases are not CER based on capital requirements
- Obtains the appropriate approvals for the check registers and AP100 forms
- Scan approved invoices timely and accurately
- Works closely with the Materials Department on pricing discrepancies
- Investigates requests for payment status from vendors and promptly responds
- Creates the open invoice log and credit log at the end of each month and makes sure that all received items that have not been paid are included
- Works the vendor statements timely; be sure can account for the status of each invoice listed
- Verifies VQP status weekly and ensures vendors are receiving appropriate information.
- Works the workers compensation invoices weekly in order for claims to be processed timely.
- Works the 1099 reports consistently with USPI policy to ensure supplier issues are addressed timely. Ensures 1099 statements are mailed out timely in order to meet regulatory requirements.
- Works the unclaimed property list timely and reissues check(s) if necessary.
- Runs URL frequently to ensure accuracy and eliminate discrepancies.
- Other duties as assigned by AP Coordinator, Controller, of CFO
Required Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Previous experience working in healthcare, preferably in hospital environment
- Background in Account Payables required.
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