Medical Billing Specialist — Strong Benefits & Growth

Fair Haven Community Health Care; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

Paid Holidays

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven, CT seeks a billing clerk to maintain the professional reimbursement program, ensure timely billing, follow-up of A/R and resolve denials.

You will handle patient & third-party billing, submit claims, post payments, answer questions, and support the billing team. FHCHC offers Major medical, PTO, holidays, tuition reimbursement, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED with experience in medical billing.
• Knowledge of third party billing requirements, ICD and CPT codes.
• Strong interpersonal skills and team orientation.
• Accurate and detail oriented.
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Performs billing and computer functions, including patient & thirds party billing, data entry and posting encounters.
• Prepares and submits clean claims to various insurance companies either electronically or by paper.
• Follow-up of outstanding A/R all-payers, including self-pay and/ or resolution of denials.
• Answers questions from patients, FHCHC staff and insurance companies.
• Identifies and resolves patient billing complaints.
• Prepares reviews and sends patient statements.
• Handle all correspondence related to insurance or patient accounts to maximize payments.
• Take calls from patients and insurance companies regarding billing and statement questions.
• Process and post all patient and/or insurance payments.

Skills

Billing knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Computer literacy

Data entry

Job description

Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven, CT seeks a billing clerk to maintain the professional reimbursement program, ensure timely billing, follow-up of A/R and resolve denials.

You will handle patient & third-party billing, submit claims, post payments, answer questions, and support the billing team. FHCHC offers Major medical, PTO, holidays, tuition reimbursement, and growth opportunities.