Billing Analyst, Physician Billing

Hackensack Meridian Health Inc.; Hasbrouck Heights (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks a detail‑oriented billing analyst to support physician billing processes across all faculty practices. You will analyze billing functions, assist with system testing and upgrades, and help identify issues with recommendations to improve productivity and cash collections.

Ideal candidates bring a Bachelor's degree or 10 years in revenue cycle operations, healthcare billing experience, and strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 10 years of related experience in Revenue Cycle Operations.
• Minimum two years experience in a healthcare billing office or health insurance claims environment; familiar with common medical billing practices, concepts, and procedures.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced business office; must be able to coordinate multiple projects with multiple deadlines or changing priorities.
• Strong attention to and recall for details.
• Prior experience with an electronic billing system/claims editor.
• Must be highly organized and possess excellent time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for analysis of the Physician billing functions for all HMH faculty practices.
• Assists the PB Billing Management with system testing, upgrades, modifications and mandated regulatory changes.
• Identifies billing issues and recommends possible solutions to increase productivity, maximize cash collections, and improve the revenue cycle.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Organizational skills

MS Office / Google Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree or 10 years experience in Revenue Cycle

Healthcare billing experience

Tools

EPIC

OLIVE

Job description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Responsibility for analysis of the Physician billing functions for all HMH faculty practices. Assists the PB Billing Management with system testing, upgrades, modifications and mandated regulatory changes. Identifies billing issues and recommends possible solutions to increase productivity, maximize cash collections, and improve the revenue cycle.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's degree or 10 years of related experience in Revenue Cycle Operations


• Minimum two years experience in a healthcare billing office or health insurance claims environment; familiar with common medical billing practices, concepts, and procedures.


• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.


• Ability to work in a fast paced business office; must be able to coordinate multiple projects with multiple deadlines or changing priorities.


• Strong attention to and recall for details.


• Prior experience with an electronic billing system/claims editor.


• Must be highly organized and possess excellent time management skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Educaton, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Prior experience in a Patient Financial Services Department or Physician Billing Practice


• Extensive understanding of inpatient and outpatient billing practices.


• Experience with understanding and applying logic to claim rejections, edits, and errors.


• Experience with EPIC, or OLIVE