Customer Service Coordinator

Baptist; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist is seeking a billing specialist to support patient interactions, verify insurance information, and ensure accurate billing in a fast-paced clinic environment.

You will process appointments, reconcile daily cash and payments, and maintain confidentiality while delivering excellent customer service and applying medical terminology knowledge and Windows skills.

Qualifications

• One year's experience with insurance billing and medical collections.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent customer relations and clear English communication.
• Typing 30 wpm and 10-key data entry; basic Windows skills.

Responsibilities

• Verifies insurance and communicates with carriers for reimbursement.
• Performs daily close-out procedures for cash and controls.
• Maintains knowledge of co-pays, deductibles, and workers' compensation protocols.
• Promotes customer satisfaction with professional communication.
• Applies corporate policies to clinic operations.
• Answers phones and directs messages to maintain workflow.
• Maintains organized files and confidentiality.
• Inputs demographic and medical data and assists with financial counseling.
• Carries out other duties assigned by Clinic Manager.
• Completes assigned goals.

Skills

Insurance billing

Medical terminology

Customer relations

Typing 30 wpm

10-key

Windows applications

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.

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

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

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