Billing Clerk

Doctors On Duty; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Doctors On Duty is hiring a full-time Billing Clerk Representative in Monterey, CA. This on-site role supports billing and collections for Cypress Healthcare Partners and its affiliated clinics, handling data entry, communication with patients and insurers, and routine clerical tasks.

You will learn billing procedures, work with EOBs, and maintain accurate account notes while meeting daily productivity standards in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate effectively in English, verbally and written.
• Maintain confidentiality and meet productivity standards.
• Prioritize workload to balance short- and long-term needs.
• Work independently and solve problems efficiently.
• Create channels of communication to gather information.
• Strong organizational skills for high-volume workload.

Responsibilities

• Attain goals set with senior management and Billing/Collection teams.
• Sort daily mail and transmittal mail.
• Prepare mailers and forms for payers/patients.
• Identify patient info on EOBs and amounts billed/paid.
• Stay informed on billing procedure changes affecting processes.
• Distribute patient records and EOBs to staff.
• Handle correspondence from payers.
• Post notations on accounts and document accordingly.
• Ensure accuracy and policy conformance.

Skills

English (verbal & written)

Confidentiality

Prioritization

Independent problem solving

Communication channels

Organizational skills

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

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Full Time Clerical Monterey, CA, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1312

Salary Range: $16.90 To $22.55 Hourly

Cypress Healthcare Partners is the Physician Practice Management group that supports Doctors on Duty, Salinas Valley Medical Clinic, Montage Medical Group, and many more. We are now hiring a full-time Billing Clerk Representative.

The Billing Clerk is a daily onsite position that will a ssist billing and collection/administration departments with the responsibility of billing, and payment collection of Cypress Healthcare Partners and its affiliated clinics. Duties include typing/data entry, filing, telephone communications with patients and insurance companies, as well as general clerical tasks.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Ensures that goals and objectives established in conjunction with senior management and the Billing and Collection Team are attained.
• Sorts and distributes daily incoming mail and transmittal mail.
• Prepares and Stuffs mailers and appropriate forms to payers and/or patients.
• Becomes familiar with the EOB. Learns to identify the patient's name, date of service, amounts billed and amounts paid.
• Stays informed of changes in billing procedures that impact process and/or reimbursement effectiveness.
• Distributes patient medical records, EOBs, and other paperwork to the appropriate staff.
• Processes correspondence and requests from payers.
• Posts all necessary notations on accounts. Documentation in the "Comments" and "Reminders" sections of accounts is critical and mandatory.
• Examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Must be able to communicate effectively in English, verbally, and written. Additional languages are desirable.
• Must be able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and work well under productivity standards.
• Able to prioritize and balance the workload on short and long-term company needs.
• Must be able to work independently and be able to solve problems efficiently and accurately.
• Able to create channels of communication to obtain information necessary to perform job tasks.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize a high-volume workload.
• Must be comfortable with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Helpful attitude, positive teamwork spirit with a willingness to help.

CREDENTIALS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.

Schedule: Reliable daily onsite attendance MOnday through Friday 8 am - 5 pm.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus (e.g., work a telephone, computer, copy machine, fax machine, etc.).