Billing Specialist FT (On-Site)

Summit BHC; Colorado Springs (CO); Sur place; USD 37 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Peak View Behavioral Health in Colorado Springs is seeking a Billing Specialist (On-Site) to manage insurance and self-pay billing, accounts receivable, follow-up, reporting, and related duties to maximize reimbursement for hospital services. The position is full-time and on-site with hourly pay between $27.00 and $28.50.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, 2+ years of business office/AR experience (preferably in medical/psychiatric settings), and knowledge of electronic

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Associates’ degree in accounting/finance preferred.
• Two or more years’ of business office experience and Accounts Receivable required, preferably in medical/psychiatric setting.
• Knowledge of general office procedures and electronic billing required.

Responsabilités

• Ensures billing records audited against clinical records before billing and maintains documentation.
• Manages accounts receivable to ensure timely and accurate payer billing and payments.
• Documents billing releases to third party payers and follows up on outstanding balances.
• Conducts ongoing AR audits and generates secondary claims and rebills as needed.
• Reviews rebill/denial Log and processes EOB/ERA rejections.
• Performs data entry of charges, payments, adjustments, and transactions for insurance and patient billing.
• Retrieves and performs electronic billing to insurance companies and makes payer follow-up calls.

Connaissances

Accounts Receivable

Billing accuracy

Data entry

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Associates degree in accounting/finance

Description du poste

Billing Specialist FT (On-Site)# Summit BHC## Billing Specialist FT (On-Site)Apply: Peak View Behavioral Health: Full time: Posted Today: JR127801Billing Specialist FT (On-Site) | Peak View Behavioral Health | Colorado Springs, Colorado**About the Job:**PURPOSE STATEMENT: The Billing Specialist is responsible for obtaining accurate and detailed information concerning insurance and self-pay reimbursement on all patient accounts which include billing, collections, follow up, reporting, and other duties as assigned to maximize re-imbursement of services provided to achieve established hospital goals. Pay Range: $27.00 - 28.50 hourly**Roles and Responsibilities:****ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:*** Ensures that certified coding specialists have audited patients’ billing records against clinical records before billing and maintains supporting documentation of audit in the patients’ billing files.* Manages assigned accounts receivable balances to ensure that appropriate payer sources are billed timely and accurately, and payments are made within payment terms.* Documents/communicates billing released to third party payers.* Follows up on any outstanding account balances in a timely manner and resolves any issues immediately to ensure prompt payment within payer payment terms to allow for an effective and efficient cash flow of hospital receivables.* Conducts on-going account audits utilizing AR, Billed Open, and Unbilled Reports for determining the efficiency and accuracy of billing and collections operations.* Generates secondary claims and rebills, verifies claim form is accurate and transfers/releases to third party payer.* Reviews Rebill/Denial Log daily and processes rejections from EOB/ERA.* Performs timely processing of refund requests.* Accurately and timely performs data entry of charges, payments, adjustments, and other transactions to patient accounts as required to include both insurance and patient billing for charges incurred.* Records and balances both A/R and miscellaneous cash.* Prepares bank deposits and post cash and adjustments to patient records as required.* Retrieves and performs electronic billing to insurance companies in a timely manner.* Makes follow up calls to insurance companies and guarantors as required.* Checks the accuracy of figures, calculations and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by others.**EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:*** High school diploma or equivalent required. Associates’ degree in accounting/finance preferred.* Two or more years’ of business office experience and Accounts Receivable required, preferably in medical/psychiatric setting.* Knowledge of general office procedures and electronic billing required.**LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:**Not applicable.**WORK LOCATION:**This position is onsite and is not a remote position.**SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:**This position is an Individual Contributor.Why Peak View Behavioral Health?Peak View Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Peak View Behavioral Health is an EOE.Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.