Coordinator-Customer Service

Baptist; Oxford (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is hiring for a billing/clerical role focused on insurance verification, billing accuracy, and patient financial counseling. The position requires strong English communication, accurate data entry, and familiarity with billing procedures.

The role involves daily close-out tasks, coordination with carriers, and adherence to corporate policies. Excellent customer service and confidentiality are essential in this on-site position.

Qualifications

• Experience with insurance billing and medical collections.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Verifies insurance and communicates with carriers for reimbursement.
• Performs daily/monthly close out procedures for internal controls.
• Maintains knowledge of co-pays, deductibles, and workers' comp for billing.
• Promotes customer satisfaction with professional communication.
• Knows corporate policies relating to clinic operations.
• Answers phones and directs messages to maintain workflow.
• Keeps files and records organized, ensuring confidentiality.
• Inputs demographic and medical data and assists with financial counseling.
• Carries out duties assigned by Clinic Manager and meets goals.

Skills

Typing 30 wpm

10-key data entry

Customer relations

Windows basics

Medical terminology

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Windows OS

Medical billing software

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.

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

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

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