Medical Billing Specialist

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Electronically submit patient procedure bills to third party payers
• Perform timely and accurate postings of payments received from third party payers and/or patients
• Perform timely and accurate processing of all rejected and denied claims submitted to third party payers
• Contact insurance companies to collect outstanding payments
• Monitor and collection of AR aging
• Identification of accounts that have been either under or over paid
• Issuing credit balance information either to the insurance carrier or the patient
• Able to work independently and interdependently with other business office staff

Required Skills

• High School Diploma or equivalency
• At least 3 years of experience in medical billings, with an extensive knowledge of claims reimbursement and collection efforts for Managed Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers Comp, Commercial plans, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of billing, collections and reimbursement of claims processing
• Fluent in medical terminology and CPT codes
• Organization, time management and task prioritization abilities
• Comfortable utilizing critical thinking skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products
• Understanding of healthcare specific policies, such as HIPAA regulations

Pay

Pay Range: $18.67/hour - $27.00/hour
Wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.