Billing Specialist

Billing and Collection

• Receive, verify, and pay all bills and invoices for organization.
• Operate account payable software to record all vendor information, invoices, and payments.
• Compute rates for services rendered to complete billing documents.
• Review documents to compute fees or charges due.
• Prepare itemized monthly resident statements and record amounts due for services rendered.
• Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
• Receive and record daily accounts receivable payments.
• Report deposit to required persons.
• Receive payments and post amounts paid to customer accounts.
• Record ancillary charges to resident’s accounts.
• Contact customers to obtain or relay account information.
• Answer resident or resident family inquiries regarding private, Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance billings.

Medicare, Medicaid, and Insurance Management

• Maintain filing system for records.
• Maintains accurate records for Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies.
• Contact sources such as websites, manuals, or insurance company representatives to determine specific charges or information such as rules, regulations, benefit coverage, or government information.

Admissions, Discharges, and Transfers

• Admits, discharges or transfers residents on census driven system.
• Affords assistance in the evaluation and collection of outstanding charges and delinquent accounts, keeping Village receivables at appropriate collection rates.

Documentation and Compliance

• Maintain Resident Trust Fund according to established policies and procedures.
• Follow safety policies and procedures.
• Comply with federal, state, and local regulations.

Skills and Experience

• 3 years’ experience with Medicare, Medicaid and Third Party billing in Long Term Care.
• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED).
• Proficient in database, spreadsheet, word processing software.