Billing and Collections Representative

Covenant Health; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Health in Lubbock, TX is seeking a dedicated Billing/Collections professional to perform all billing, collection and follow-up tasks for direct, third-party and government accounts. You will help identify claim denial trends and route complex inquiries with minimal supervision.

Join Providence’s Covenant Medical Group network, enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, and contribute to patient-centered care while collaborating with a large team across multiple clinics and hospitals in the

Qualifications

• 2 years of Patient Accounting experience in physician office, hospital, or medical collections.
• Extensive Customer Service Skills and computer applications.
• Third party follow-up, government follow-up, patient collections, account resolution, billing and/or cash applications.

Skills

Patient accounting

Customer service

Billing & collections

Denial management

Education

College coursework

Medical office experience

Job description

Description

Performs all types of billing, collection and follow up functions for direct, third party and government patient accounts and serves as a resource and trainer to others in the area with minimal supervision. This individual is able to readily identify and respond to claim denial trends, postings error trends and/or complex inquiry calls for the purpose of routing

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Covenant Medical Group and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• 2 years of Patient Accounting experience in a physician office, hospital, or medical collections or equivalent knowledge and ability to execute essential functions of this job description.
• Extensive Customer Service Skills as well as computer application.
• Third party follow-up, government follow-up, patient collections, account resolution, billing, and/or cash applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coursework/Training and 1 year of college. Or Business experience.
• Medical Business Office experience in a physician office or hospital.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits. Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence Clinical Network (PCN) is a service line within Providence serving patients across seven states with quality, compassionate, coordinated care. Collectively, our medical groups and affiliate practices are the third largest group in the country with over 11,000 providers, 900 clinics and 30,000 caregivers.

PCN is comprised of Providence Medical Group in Alaska, Washington, Montana and Oregon; Swedish Medical Group in Washington’s greater Puget Sound area, Pacific Medical Centers in western Washington; Kadlec in southeast Washington; Providence’s St. John’s Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Institute in Southern California; Providence Facey Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Foundation in Northern and Southern California; and Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health Partners in west Texas and eastern New Mexico.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 468521
Company: Covenant Jobs
Job Category: Billing/Collections
Job Function: Revenue Cycle
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Career Track: Admin Support
Department: 8002 CMG PHYSICIAN BILLING
Address: TX Lubbock 2215 Nashville Ave
Work Location: Covenant Medical Grp-Nashville Ave
Workplace Type: On-site
Pay Range: $16.14 - $24.69
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.