BILLING ASSOCIATE

Callen--lorde; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Low-cost medical plan

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

403B retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Callen-Lorde is seeking a Billing Associate to join our patient accounts team in New York. You will lead billing activities, verify insurance, and manage claims processing to ensure timely reimbursements across medical, behavioral health, and dental services.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of medical billing experience, knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT4 coding, and strong PC and spreadsheet skills. Bilingual Spanish/English is highly preferred, with a commitment to accuracy and excellent

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, high school diploma required
• 1+ year of medical billing experience required
• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT4 coding; familiarity with Federal & NY State privacy and billing regulations/laws
• Knowledge in third-party medical insurance eligibility and coverage
• Strong Internet, PC, and spreadsheet skills
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead billing contact, collaborating with medical staff to ensure timely patient account generation and reimbursement.
• Maintain accurate and efficient patient flow through our medical, behavioral health, and dental financial systems.
• Provide exceptional customer service to patients, answering billing and insurance questions with courtesy.
• Handle all aspects of the billing cycle: insurance verification and authorization; treatment plan setup and monitoring; claims entry, processing, re-billing, and corrections; payment entry and reconciliation.
• Perform overall account maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Stay up-to-date on billing regulations and procedures.

Skills

Internet skills

PC skills

Spreadsheet skills

ICD-10 coding

CPT4 coding

Billing regulations

Privacy regulations

Bilingual Spanish/English

Interpersonal communication

Written and oral communication

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Callen-Lorde is seeking a highly motivated Billing Associate to join our growing patient accounts team. In this critical role, you will play a vital role in ensuring efficient and accurate billing for our patients, contributing directly to our mission of providing exceptional healthcare.As a Billing Associate, your responsibilities will include:Act as the lead billing contact, collaborating with medical staff to ensure timely patient account generation and reimbursement.Maintain accurate and efficient patient flow through our medical, behavioral health, and dental financial systems.Provide exceptional customer service to patients, answering billing and insurance questions with courtesy.Handle all aspects of the billing cycle, including:Insurance verification and authorizationTreatment plan setup and monitoringClaims entry, processing, re-billing, and correctionsPayment entry and reconciliationOverall account maintenance and troubleshootingStay up-to-date on billing regulations and procedures.BenefitsCallen-Lorde is a great place to work we’re passionate, mission-driven people who care about health justice for LGBTQ communities. In addition to being part of a fantastic team, all full-time employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package including an exceptional low cost medical plan option for you, your domestic partner and/or your family, tuition assistance, dental insurance, vision insurance, no cost life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, Flexible Spending Account, commuter benefits, a generous paid time off plan, and a 403B retirement savings plan. Learn more about our employee benefits https://callen-lorde.org/benefits/Bachelor’s degree preferred, high school diploma required1+ year of medical billing experience requiredStrong Internet, PC, and spreadsheet skillsKnowledge of ICD-10 and CPT4 coding as well as Federal & NY State privacy and billing regulations/laws.Knowledge in 3rd party medical insurance eligibility and coverageDesired Characteristics, SkillsDemonstrated leadership and administrative/organizational skills.Ability to work with diverse populations.Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.Commitment to the mission of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center.Commitment to Callen-Lorde Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.Bilingual (Spanish/English) highly preferred.