Medical Coding and Billing Specialist

Right at Home Northeast Nebraska; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A home health care company seeks a Medical Coding and Billing Specialist to manage billing processes, collaborate with clients, and ensure accurate payments. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and customer service skills, perform accounting tasks, and comply with HIPAA regulations. Competitive pay at $18.00 per hour is offered alongside professional development. Join a caring team focused on improving the quality of life for those served.

Qualifications

• Ability to collaborate with customers and resolve billing discrepancies.
• Experience in maintaining billing and medical coding.
• Skilled in creating invoices and financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Perform various accounting and customer service tasks.
• Calculate and track company financial statements.
• Inform patients of missed or upcoming payment deadlines.

Skills

Strong communication

Great customer service skills

Good problem-solving skills

Basic math skills

Organization and time management

Effective computer skills

Understanding of HIPAA regulations

Job description

Future Opening: Medical Coding and Billing Specialist

Right at Home is a Home Health company that provides Nursing and Therapy services in the homes of patients throughout Alabama. Right at Home is a Preferred Provider of BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama.

Billing Specialist duties and responsibilities: Billing Specialists perform many accounting, customer service and organizational tasks to promote the financial health of their organization. These duties and responsibilities often include:

• Maintaining the billing and medical coding for BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama
• Collaborating with patients or customers, third party institutions and other team members to resolve billing inconsistencies and errors
• Creating invoices and billing materials to be sent directly to a customer or patient
• Inputting payment history, upcoming payment information or other financial data into an individual account
• Finding financial solutions for patients or customers who may need payment assistance
• Informing patients or customers of any missed or upcoming payment deadlines
• Calculating and tracking various company financial statements
• Translating medical code if working in a medical setting

A Billing Specialist uses soft skills, technical abilities and industry-specific knowledge to manage their organization’s accounts, including:

• Strong communication, including writing, speaking and active listening
• Great customer service skills, including interpersonal conversation, patience and empathy
• Good problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• In-depth knowledge of industry best practices
• Basic math, bookkeeping and accounting skills
• Organization, time management and prioritization abilities
• Ability to be discreet and maintain the security of patient or customer information
• Effective computer skills to input to use bookkeeping and account management software in a timely and efficient manner
• Understanding of industry-specific policies, such as HIPAA regulations for health care

Compensation: $18.00 per hour

Right at Home’s mission is simple...to improve the quality of life for those we serve. We accomplish this by providing the Right Care, and we deliver this brand promise each and every day around the world. However, we couldn’t do it without having the Right People. Our care teams are passionate about serving our clients and are committed to providing the personal care and attention of a friend, whenever and wherever it is needed.

That’s where you come in. At Right at Home, we help ordinary people who have a passion to serve others become extraordinary care team members. We seek to find people who are compassionate, empathetic, reliable, determined and are focused on improving the quality of life for others.

To our care team members, we commit to deliver the following experiences when you partner with Right at Home:

• We promise to help you become the best you can be. We will equip you as a professional by providing best in class training and investing in your professional development.
• We promise to coach you to success. We’re always available to support you and offer you tips to be the best at delivering care to clients.
• We promise to keep the lines of communication open. We will listen to your ideas and suggestions as you are critical to our success in providing the best possible care to clients. We will provide you timely information and feedback about the care you provide to clients.
• We promise to celebrate your success. We will appreciate the work you do, recognize above and beyond efforts, and reward you with competitive pay.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Right at Home Franchising Corporate.