Job Details:
Job Location: Ambulatory Surgery Center of Utah - Washington TR, UT 84405, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School or Equivalent, Salary Range: $22.00 - $26.00 Hourly, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Admin - Clerical
What We Offer:
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, accident, hospital and critical illness insurance.
- Opportunities to learn, grow, and make a lasting impact
What You’ll Do:
- Answers calls from patients or insurance companies with account questions.
- Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visits to solicit payment.
- Record information about financial status of customers and status of collection efforts.
- Maintains Medicare bad-debt cost report by tracking billings; monitoring collections; compiling information. Prepares and mails patient statements.
- Follows established billing and coding policies and procedures, and State and Federal guidelines.
- Assist in developing and adheres to record keeping systems, forms, policies, and procedures related to billing, processing payments and other accounts receivable activities.
- Identifies and resolves problems and inconsistencies and suggests appropriate corrective procedures.
- Communicates and coordinates billing policies, practices and procedures with department and company supervisors and officials, vendors, reporting agencies, clients, customers, and the public.
- Upload charges for all procedures performed.
- Performs follow up on all rejections in clearinghouse software; makes changes as necessary to re-file claim.
- Evaluate self-pay accounts to determine agreed financial arrangements are being met in a timely and consistence basis. Locate and monitor overdue accounts, using computers and a variety of automated systems.
- Verifies claims were received from acceptance reports by following up with the insurance company to make sure the claim was received.
- Record information about financial status of customers and status of collection efforts.
- Perform various administrative functions for assigned accounts, such as recording address changes and purging the records of deceased customers.
- Documents concisely, precisely, and accurately on all documents as indicated by policy.
- Orders associated supplies required for cash receipt and self-pay collection.
- Participates in Quality Assessment activities as directed for the continuous improvement of the facility.
- Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with patients, facility staff, physician, and staff.
- Regular, physical attendance on a predictable basis is essential to the performance of this job.
- Attends training sessions as requested and/or desired for knowledge or expertise.
What You Bring:
- High school graduate or equivalent, preferred.
- One to three (1-3) years’ experience with coding practices in healthcare preferred.
- One to three (1-3) years’ experience as a biller in healthcare (CPC) Certified Professional Coder; or (COC) Certified Outpatient Coder; or (RHIA) Registered Health Information Administrator; or (RHIT) Registered Health Information Technician.
- Advanced knowledge and experience in coding systems such as International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modifications (ICD-10-CM), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS).
If you’re looking for a place where your skills matter and your work-life balance is respected, we’d love to meet you. Join a team that values accuracy, compassion, and collaboration — and be part of something meaningful.
Note: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not exhaustive. Responsibilities may evolve based on business needs.