Claims Specialist

Pacific Medical Centers; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Medical Centers in Seattle is seeking a Claims Specialist to ensure patient accounts and claim data support timely billing and optimal reimbursement. You will monitor daily electronic claims transmissions, researching and resolving system and clearinghouse rejections to maximize processed bills.

You will collaborate with registration, edits, and follow-up teams and communicate with insurers, physicians, patients, and staff to ensure accurate, compliant claims and timely resolution of

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in healthcare business setting, education in a related field is accepted in lieu of this work experience
• 1 year experience using EPIC platform
• 1 year successful customer service experience with patients and insurers

Responsibilities

• Ensure patient account and claim data are accurate for timely billing
• Resolve electronic claim rejections to maximize processed bills
• Coordinate billing with registration, edits, and follow-up
• Communicate with insurers, providers, and patients to resolve accounts

Skills

Healthcare business setting

Customer service

Education

Related field education

Tools

EPIC platform

Job description

Description

The Claims Specialist ensures patient account and claim information contains comprehensive and accurate data to provide for timely billing and optimal reimbursement for services. Monitors daily electronic claims transmission to research and resolve system and electronic clearinghouse claim rejection to maximize the number and percentage of patient bills processed without denials or errors. Responsible for ensuring all claims are accurate and compliant with government rules and regulations.Coordinates billing within the functions of registration, edits, and follow up. Works closely and communicates with insurance companies, government payers, hospital staff, physicians, patients and others to ensure timely billing and resolution of patient accounts.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Pacmed Clinics DBA Pacific Medical Centers 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 experience in healthcare business setting, education in a related field is accepted in lieu of this work experience
• 1 year experience using EPIC platform
• 1 year successful customer service experience with patients and insurers

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 to advocate, educate and provide extraordinary care.

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.
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About the Team

Pacific Medical Centers (PacMed) is a private, not-for-profit, primary and integrated multi-specialty health care network with outpatient clinics and primary and specialty care providers in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. We combine decades of patient-centered care with cutting-edge technology, first-class facilities and board-certified providers.

Our strong team environment and respect for our people—at all levels and from all backgrounds—allow us to provide authentic care that achieves the highest-quality patient outcomes, backed by the strong network of resources and support through our affiliation with the Providence family, including local partners like Swedish Health Services.

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.

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Pay Range: $21.55 - $33.53