Clinic Office Assistant

FirstHealth of the Carolinas; Holiday Park (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc. is seeking a qualified medical office billing specialist to manage scheduling, check-in/out, and chart preparation while ensuring accurate ICD-10 and CPT coding.

You will post charges and payments, collect co-pays, maintain patient demographics and billing data, verify insurance eligibility, and handle referrals to tests and specialists in a busy physician practice.

Qualifications

• High School graduate with relevant coursework.
• One year of technical college preferred.
• Three years' physician office billing experience may substitute for formal training.
• Experience with practice management systems and EMRs.
• Solid office automation and insurance reimbursement knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Schedule appointments and check patients in and out.
• Register patients and prepare charts.
• Post charges and payments and collect co-pays.
• Maintain current database of patient demographics and billing information.
• Verify insurance eligibility and process referrals for tests and specialists.

Skills

Medical billing

Insurance reimbursement

Office administration

Education

High School diploma

Technical college certificate

Tools

Practice management systems

EMR software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Manages scheduling of appointments. Checks patients in and out and uses accurate and appropriate ICD-10 and CPT codes. Registers patients, prepares charts, posts charges and payments, collects co-payments. Maintains current database of patients demographics and billing information. Verifies insurance eligibility. Processes patient referrals for tests and referrals to specialists.

Qualifications

High School graduate.One year technical college. Three years of experience in physician office with medical billing experience may be accepted in lieu of formal training. Experience with practice management systems, EMRs; office automation skills, and insurance reimbursement.