Healthcare Admin, Billing and Coding Specialist

Hawaii Medical College; Kailua (HI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Hawaii Medical College in Kailua is seeking a part-time Healthcare Admin, Billing and Coding Specialist. The role involves patient outreach, scheduling, and front desk duties while handling billing, coding, and collections.

You will work under the Chiropractor’s direction, maintaining patient files and ensuring proper authorization for services. Ideal candidates have at least one year in billing/collections or a business program background, with healthcare experience and familiarity with EHR,

Qualifications

• Billing and collections experience or business program graduate
• Knowledge in medical coding, claims processing, and work compensation
• Proficient with Mac, PC and Microsoft Office
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task with minimal supervision
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in a healthcare environment
• Familiarity with EHR and CPT/ICD-10/HCPC terminology

Responsibilities

• Handle billing duties and verify payments.
• Process insurance authorizations and documentation.
• Post payments and balance accounts monthly.
• Manage patient files and scheduling tasks.
• Provide excellent patient outreach and service at the front desk.
• Assist with data entry, reporting, and record keeping.

Skills

Billing experience

Medical coding

Excel

MS Office

EHR

Data entry

Multi-tasking

Communication

Healthcare experience

Education

Business program graduate

Tools

Sheets (Mac)

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Kailua, United States | Posted on 09/26/2023

• Title Healthcare Admin, Billing and Coding Specialist
• Available To Graduates; Externs
• Date Opened 09/26/2023
• Job Type Part time
• City Kailua
• State/Province Hawaii
• Country United States

About Us

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Job Description

Chiropractic Assistant, Front Desk, and Billing and Coding Specialist, Part time.

Looking for a Family Wellness Chiropractic Assistant who is energetic, hardworking, loves

people and cares about their health. Fast growing practice in paradise! Visit

Under the general direction of the Chiropractor, responsible for patient outreach, scheduling

patients, managing patient files, submitting bills, collecting monies and ensuring authorization

due for services rendered. Performs a variety of duties including data entry, word processing,

creating and maintaining files, assembling and distributing required data for reports and

projects.

Performs all aspects of billing duties:

1. Reviews accounts and applies billing knowledge

2. Verifies doctor’s orders are received prior to billing.

3. Verifies electronic claim submission

4. Print and send bills and statements.

Performs all aspects of collections:

1. Researches insurance coverage and addresses rejected payments.

2. Reconciles unpaid accounts on a monthly basis.

4. Communicates with clients and third party payers via telephone and in writing.

5. Provides appropriate documentation to Chiropractor to write-off

Obtain insurance authorization for existing patients:

1. Prepares and reviews various payer reports from software systems as directed.

2. Determines which patients require further authorization.

3. Gather information to prepare necessary authorization documents.

4. Obtain authorization forms from doctors and authorized visits from insurance companies

and/or others.

5. Enter insurance/ authorization data in the software system.

6. Informs providers when authorization is obtained.

Verifies health insurance claims numbers and benefit coverages:

1. Verifies correct primary/secondary health insurance coverages.

2. Verifies homecare and medical supplies coverage.

3. Ensures that all necessary authorization is received or initiated.

4. Notifies Chiropractor of authorizations are received and/or further follow up needed.

5. Enter appropriate insurance benefit data in the computer system of insurance benefit.

Posts payments to the patient's account and balances Cash Receipt Posting against the Bank's

Statement on a monthly basis.

Requirements

1. Must have at least one (1) year of billing and collection work experience or a graduate of

a business program and/or college.

2. Background in any of the following areas: Medical coding/billing experience or

knowledge, claims processing, and work compensation.

3. Proficient with Mac, PC and Microsoft Office.

4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

5. Ability to multi-task and work with minimal supervision.

6. Ability to learn new tasks quickly and retain information.

7. Effective verbal and written communication skills.

8. Must be self-directed and work well under tight deadlines.

9. Must be able to operate office equipment including computer, calculator, copier, fax and

shredder.

10. Experience in a healthcare environment.

11. Ability to produce spreadsheets and correspondence using Sheets (Mac), Microsoft

Excel and Word.

12. Familiarity with EHR.

13. Familiarity with medical terminology (CPT, ICD-10, HCPC).

14. Demonstrate initiative and handle tasks without constant supervision.

Start immediately. Ideal candidates will have strong writing, communication, and computer skills

and ability to multitask. Position includes assisting with administrative tasks for chiropractic

cases, so knowledge of medical terminology is helpful. Must be able to meet strict deadlines

and have strong written and verbal communications.

Compensations discussed during the interview.