Billing Specialist

Job Summary

You will help streamline the billing and insurance process for patients and providers at Saint Joseph Hospital, ensuring accurate and timely billing, following up on denied claims, and maintaining patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Review and process patient accounts, insurance claims, and payment postings.
• Ensure accurate and timely billing, follow up on denied claims, and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Coordinate copies of medical documentation with physician charges to support billing to third-party payers.
• File and enter billing for patients into system and analyze patient accounts to ensure billing is accurate.
• Resolve routine patient billing inquiries and problems, handle follow-up questions from patients, resolve discrepancies or errors.
• Review medical coding as necessary and enter patient charges into billing applications.
• Obtain, manage, and verify billing authorization for all procedures and clinic visits when deemed necessary.
• Assess daily staffing needs on each unit/program and assist unit personnel as needed by telephoning staff, posting needs, and/or utilizing resource team/PRN personnel.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED equivalent.
• 1-3 years of healthcare billing experience.

Where You'll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. We hold over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and are recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky. Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people.