Hospital Billing & Discharge Coordinator

Batangas Healthcare Specialist Medical Center; Batangas City; On-site; PHP 167,400 - 256,680; Full time

Job summary

Batangas Healthcare Specialist Medical Center seeks a Ward Clerk to ensure accurate and timely hospitalization charges are recorded in the HIS. The role coordinates with nursing, physicians, and ancillary departments to support discharge and resolve billing issues.

Responsibilities include verifying orders, monitoring charges, and ensuring all billable items are posted before finalization, while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with billing guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field.
• College level with hospital billing experience may be considered.
• At least 1 year of experience in hospital billing, ward clerk duties, or patient accounts.
• Experience using Hospital Information System (HIS) is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Encode and update patient charges in the Hospital Information System (HIS).
• Verify physician orders against procedures and services rendered.
• Monitor daily patient charges for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure all charges (supplies, medicines, labs, radiology, procedures, and room) are billed correctly.
• Review records to identify omissions or duplicates; coordinate with staff on undocumented items.
• Ensure professional fees are endorsed for billing.
• Coordinate with Nursing, Ancillary departments, Admitting, and Cashier; follow up pending slips.
• Assist discharge by posting billable items and expediting processing.
• Resolve billing discrepancies prior to patient discharge.
• Maintain complete billing documents and confidentiality of patient information.
• Monitor unposted charges and report system errors affecting billing.
• Verify transmission of charges from ancillary departments and comply with billing policies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field

College level with hospital billing experience considered

Tools

Hospital Information System (HIS)

Job description

Batangas Healthcare Specialist Medical Center seeks a Ward Clerk to ensure accurate and timely hospitalization charges are recorded in the HIS. The role coordinates with nursing, physicians, and ancillary departments to support discharge and resolve billing issues.

Responsibilities include verifying orders, monitoring charges, and ensuring all billable items are posted before finalization, while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with billing guidelines.