Billing Specialist

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Billing Specialist, you will help our patients and providers streamline the billing and insurance process so they can focus on patient care and financial well-being. Every day you will review and process patient accounts, insurance claims, and payment postings. You will be expected to ensure accurate and timely billing, follow up on denied claims, and maintain patient confidentiality.

• Review and process patient accounts, insurance claims, and payment postings.
• Ensure accurate and timely billing.
• Follow up on denied claims.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Cook copies of medical documentation with physician charges to support billing to third-party payers.
• File and enter billing for patients into system.
• 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.

Job Requirements

• High School Graduate or High School GED upon hire.
• 1-3 years Healthcare billing experience upon hire.

Where You'll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is 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. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Pay Range

$17.67 - $24.96 /hour