Billing/Scheduling Associate II - Obstetrics and Gynecology

About the role

Location: ST. LOUIS, MO 63108. Scheduled Hours: 40 per week.

Obtains insurance information and referral forms and counsels patients on financial assistance over the phone. Schedules and registers patients over the phone or by email, with no patient contact.

WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.

Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Typically sitting at desk or table with repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement. Uses standard office equipment.

Responsibilities

• Obtains insurance information from patients and counsels alternative ways for financial assistance.
• Communicates with physicians and clinical staff to assist with scheduling urgent or referred patient scheduling calls/requests.
• Provides patient scheduling services to include collecting demographics and insurance registration.
• Reviews schedule for new patients and makes updates when necessary.
• Calls patients with appointment time reminders; obtains insurance information and referral forms.
• Processes internal physician referrals for clinical care.
• Explains billing process to patients, answers incoming inquiries from patients and third-party payers.
• Works with others to solve moderately complex problems.
• Explains billing process to other staff; assists with basic account maintenance activities.
• Assists patients with insurance questions regarding the billing process.
• Assists staff with sending out reminder cards and other scheduling duties.
• Works with Relatient patient reminder system results and contacts patients or makes scheduling changes.
• May make daily edits and temporary changes to provider scheduling templates based on physician input.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience: Relevant experience (3 years).
• Certifications/Professional Licenses: No specific certification/professional license required.
• Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

Skills

• Billing Systems
• Customer Service
• Epic EHR
• Financial Information
• Insurance
• Interpersonal Communication
• Medical Office Support
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft