Patient Services & Billing Specialist

Catholic Health; West Islip (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Health in West Islip, NY is seeking a Billing Clerk to support patient accounting and front desk operations. The role focuses on accurate patient registration, insurance verification, and processing physician billing with EPIC tools.

The ideal candidate has a HS diploma, some physician billing experience, and familiarity with medical practice workflows. The position offers full-time on-site work with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma/GED required.
• Must have some physician billing experience.
• Experience working in a medical practice is preferred.
• Accurately register patient demographics to include insurance information, insurance verification, and email addresses for MyChart
• Ability to interpret third party coverage to patients
• Responsible for patient referrals and pre-certification/authorization for outpatient tests and/or inpatient procedures
• Communicate with other ancillary staff for proper insurance requirements
• EPIC deposit tool: reconcile daily copayments and complete weekly cash deposit
• Serve as a resource for staff including all aspects of billing
• Handle patient billing inquiries
• Collect patient copayments
• Charge Entry
• Support Front Desk with Checking Patients In/Out and Answering Phones as needed
• May be assigned additional duties as needed

Responsibilities

• Register patient demographics and insurance data.
• Process referrals and pre-certifications.
• Reconcile copays and deposits via EPIC.
• Answer billing inquiries and assist front desk.
• Collaborate with staff on insurance requirements

Skills

Billing experience

Medical office experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Data entry

Education

HS Diploma/GED

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Catholic Health in West Islip, NY is seeking a Billing Clerk to support patient accounting and front desk operations. The role focuses on accurate patient registration, insurance verification, and processing physician billing with EPIC tools.

The ideal candidate has a HS diploma, some physician billing experience, and familiarity with medical practice workflows. The position offers full-time on-site work with comprehensive benefits.