Clerical - Billing/Coding
1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds · Staten Island, NY · 17 mo ago
AccountingInternship
About the role
Clerical positions that require billing and coding skills in the hospital.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for coding and entering medical records
- Communicating with insurance companies
- Billing patients
- Using computer software and knowledge of insurance and billing practices to correctly translate verbal descriptions of diagnoses and procedures into codes such as CPT and ICD-10
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED/TASC required
- Knowledge of Medical terminology preferred
- Minimum 1 year experience in collection, hospital billing, and third-party billing
- Basic mathematical skills required
- Strong inter-personal and communication skills required
- New York State Certified Application Specialist certification preferred
- Specialized certifications may be required
- Bilingual is a plus
Benefits
- Coverage of COVID-19 vaccination
- Comprehensive Union benefits package
- Competitive salaries
Schedule
- All positions are in hospitals and nursing homes
- These facilities are open 24 hours/7 days each week
- General shift availability: Days (7a-3p or 8a-4p), Evenings (3p-11p or 4p-12a), Nights (11p-7a or 12a-8a)
- Clerical positions are usually 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm
- Every other weekend is usually required for all positions