Coordinator-Customer Service

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care is seeking a healthcare billing clerk responsible for verifying insurance, processing appointments, and maintaining accurate billing and payment records. The role requires knowledge of department policies and strong attention to accuracy and confidentiality.

Overtime and callbacks may be required as needed to support clinic operations. Responsibilities include communicating with carriers, ensuring proper reimbursement, and performing routine cash balancing, with an

Qualifications

• Clear and effective English communication in writing and speaking.
• Collegiate or medical trade completion; associates degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verifies insurance, communicates regularly with carriers and other regulatory agencies for reimbursement purposes.
• Performs daily and monthly close out procedures for internal controls and cash balancing.
• Maintains working knowledge of insurance co-pays and deductible, and workers' compensation protocols to ensure accurate billing information.
• Promotes customer satisfaction with a positive, professional manner in verbal and nonverbal communication.
• Answers telephones, takes and directs messages promptly to maintain workflow.
• Coordinates resources to input accurate demographic and medical data, collect fees, and assist with financial counseling.
• Carries out other duties assigned by the Clinic Manager and completes assigned goals.

Skills

Type 30 wpm

10-key data entry

Customer relations

Windows applications

Medical terminology

Education

Associates Degree

Job description

Job Summary

Promotes a high level of customer satisfaction during patient interactions, requiring knowledge of departmental and corporate policies and procedures. Maintains accurate and timely billing information, processes appointments, and daily reconciles charge and payment entries and bank deposit. Incumbents are subject to overtime and callback as required. Performs other duties as assigned.

Overview

Promotes a high level of customer satisfaction during patient interactions, requiring knowledge of departmental and corporate policies and procedures. Maintains accurate and timely billing information, processes appointments, and daily reconciles charge and payment entries and bank deposit. Incumbents are subject to overtime and callback as required. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Verifies insurance, communicates regularly with carriers and other regulatory agencies for reimbursement purposes.


• Performs daily and monthly close out procedures for internal controls and cash balancing.


• Maintains working knowledge of insurance co-pays and deductible, and workman's compensation protocols to ensure accurate and compliant billing information.


• Promotes customer satisfaction while maintaining a positive, professional manner in both verbal and nonverbal communication.


• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of corporate policies and procedures as they relate to clinic operations.


• Answers telephones, takes and directs messages on a timely basis according to the direction and location appropriate to maintain continuous work flow.


• Maintains an organized and efficient work environment by keeping files and records neat and orderly to promote a smooth work flow and to ensure confidentiality.


• Coordinates resources necessary to input accurate data, both demographic and medical, collect appropriate fees at time of service and assist patient with financial counseling when appropriate.


• Carries out all other duties assigned by the Clinic Manager in a timely manner.


• Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

• One year's current experience with insurance billing and/or medical collection and medical terminology.

Preferred/Desired

• One year's current experience with insurance billing and/or medical collection and medical terminology.

Education

Minimum Required

• Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties.

Preferred/Desired

• Collegiate or medical trade completion. Associates Degree

Training

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Type 30 wpm, 10 key experience, Excellent customer relations skills. Basic knowledge of Windows applications. Current knowledge of medical terminology.

Preferred/Desired

• Proficient with 10-key.

Licensure

• None