Billing Lead

Tenet Healthcare; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life保险

401(k) with employer match

Generous paid time off

Education opportunities

HSAs & FSAs

Employee Assistance program

Job summary

Tenet Physician Resources seeks a results-oriented healthcare leader to support billing functions for assigned clinicians and collaborate with our RCM vendor on daily revenue targets. The role reinforces compliance with HIPAA and Tenet policies while driving accurate charge entry and timely claims processing.

Responsibilities include monitoring charges, balancing units, and escalating issues to leadership to meet KPI targets, ensuring proper application of credits, and running reports to compare

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a large medical practice and/or billing company.
• Experience with charge entry, claims processing, claim rejections and edits/corrections.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clinicians charges are entered and billed daily in the Practice Management System.
• Serve as liaison between the RCM vendor and operations teams.
• Run and monitor daily charge reports; escalate errors within KPI timeframes.

Skills

Billing

RCM liaison

KPI monitoring

Claims processing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Billing or coding program (preferred)

Tools

Practice Management System

Job description

Overview

Are you a results-driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At Tenet Physician Resources, were seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.

At Tenet Physician Resources, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Supports the billing functions for assigned clinicians and works with the RCM vendor partner on daily revenue specific job functions, budget targets and all other responsibilities. Adheres to and supports the mission, purpose, philosophy, objectives, policies, and procedures of Tenet Physician Resources. Adheres to the Tenet HIPAA Compliance Plan and the Privacy Standards Confidentiality Agreement. Demonstrates support for the Tenet Corporate Compliance Program by being knowledgeable of compliance responsibilities as expressed in the Code of Conduct; adhering to federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and corporate policies and procedures policies that affect his/her specific job functions/responsibilities; and reporting compliance issues/concerns in a timely and appropriate manner.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all clinicians charges are completed intimely manner and billed into the Practice Management System daily.
• Works as the liaison between the Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) vendor and the operations teams within their assigned practices and/or clinicians.
• Runs and monitors the daily charge reports and assures that charges balance and units are correct. Escalates errors to the vendor partner or practice for resolution within the key performance indicator (KPI) time frames.
• Works with the vendor on any claims that are not billed and escalates to RCM leadership and operations leadership for claims that are not meeting the established KPI.
• Runs the daily activity report and reviews vs. budget targets. Notifies RCM leadership on budget variances.
• Works with practices if vendor has questions on claims for both pre and post billing. Ensures that established turnaround times for claim completion and billing are met or delinquent claims are escalated to RCM and operations leadership.
• Works with RCM vendor on credit balances that should be applied to charge line items.
• Monitors all unbilled claims and works with the vendor and/or practice to resolve.
• Run reports as requested by management teams or finance.
• Compares monthly actual charges to budget and prepares reports detailing any budget shortfalls.

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma/GED required with completion of a billing or coding program preferred but not required. Related experience considered in place of billing or coding program.

Experience: Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience working in large medical practice and/or billing company; specifically involved in the charge entry, claims processing, claim rejections and claims edit/correction processes.
Tenet Healthcare/TPR complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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Organization Description

In affiliation with California Practice Staff, First California Physician Partners and Desert Care Network are comprised of several hospitals, as well as primary and specialty care practices. We offer modern, comfortable facilities equipped with some of the most advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies. Our experienced network of providers is committed to providing patients with quality, compassionate care. Teamwork and a strong focus on our patients needs are at the core of everything we do.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information. E-Verify: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify The employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

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