Insurance Verification Clerk

About the role

The AP/Insurance Verification Clerk at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center, Memorial Village, performs insurance verification, enters accurate information into the system, ensures procedures are authorized, supports billing, coding, and patient follow-up, and manages the accounts payable process.

Responsibilities

- Verify patient insurance coverage. - Enter accurate information into the system. - Ensure procedures are authorized. - Support billing, coding, and follow-up with patients, providers, and insurers. - Manage the full accounts payable process, ensuring timely and accurate vendor payments.

Requirements

- High school graduate or equivalent. - Minimum 2 years of experience in insurance verification. - Willingness to learn and perform basic Accounts Payable (AP) functions. - Excellent communication and negotiation skills. - Ability to effectively present information to patients, physicians, and other employees of surgery center. - Proficiency with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and patient access software, and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel. - Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. - Strong interpersonal communication abilities.

Qualifications

Longevity in past roles.

Skills

- Detail-oriented. - Organized. - Thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage. - Life and AD&D coverage. - Availability of short- and long-term disability. - Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs. - 401(k) and access to retirement planning. - Paid holidays and vacation.