Insurance Billing & Collections Specialist

Providence Swedish Medical Center; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Swedish Medical Center is seeking a Billing/Collections professional to collect active accounts receivable from a broad range of payers, and to follow up on unpaid hospital claims. You will contact payers by phone or online, review balances after insurance payments, and determine next steps, including collaboration with Care Coordination and Revenue Cycle teams.

Ideal candidates have medical terminology and coding training and at least 2 years in insurance billing/follow-up or claims

Qualifications

• Medical terminology and medical coding training or equivalent education/experience.
• 2 years of experience in insurance billing/follow-up or insurance claims processing and/or customer service, including private insurance.
• Equivalent on-the-job training in a follow-up role.

Responsibilities

• Collect active A/R from insurance payers (commercial, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna, United Healthcare, HMOs, PPOs, etc.).
• Contact payers by phone or online inquiry regarding unpaid hospital claims.
• Review remaining balances after insurance payments to determine next action and coordinate with other departments.

Skills

Medical terminology

Medical coding training

Insurance follow-up

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Management or health care administration

Tools

Automated systems

Job description

Providence Swedish Medical Center is seeking a Billing/Collections professional to collect active accounts receivable from a broad range of payers, and to follow up on unpaid hospital claims. You will contact payers by phone or online, review balances after insurance payments, and determine next steps, including collaboration with Care Coordination and Revenue Cycle teams.

Ideal candidates have medical terminology and coding training and at least 2 years in insurance billing/follow-up or claims