Billing Specialist- (Full-time, Coos Bay office location)

About the role

Location: Coos Bay, OR. Employment Type: Full-Time. Salary: $21.06 - $27.50. Purpose/Description: Responsible for multiple phases of billing process and to ensure acceptable cash flow and appropriate days in receivable by timely follow-up and resolution of balances owed by insurance companies and patients.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and submits claims to various insurance companies either electronically or by paper.
• Responsible for daily account follow up.
• Answers questions from patients, clerical staff and insurance companies.
• Research and resolve credit balances, missing payments, and unposted cash as appropriate.
• Responds and maintains correspondence.
• Responds to customer inquiries in a timely and professional manner
• Communicates appropriately with insurance companies, patients, co-workers and supervisors
• Resolve insurance claim rejections/denials and remedy expediently.
• Meets minimum productive standards and assists with departmental coverage as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High School diploma, or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum of (1) one year experience in a medical setting, data entry of hospital and clinical financial system preferred. Formal training of college coursework in lieu of experience will be considered.
• Knowledge of insurance processes, collection procedures and regulations preferred.
• Knowledge of computers.
• Knowledge of business office procedures.
• Must be proficient in 10‑key by touch and keyboarding skills.

Pay

Salary range: $21.06 - $27.50 per hour.