Provider Enrollment Specialist_ Part Time

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Michigan; On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking a Part Time Provider Enrollment Specialist to coordinate enrollment for physician and allied health professionals across all government and third party payers for the division's billing sites.

This role requires a high school diploma and at least two years of enrollment or credentialing experience, plus accurate typing and strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Two (2) years of healthcare claims insurance, Provider Enrollment or credentialing experience.
• Minimum speed of 35 words per minute on typing test.

Responsibilities

• Prepares provider applications for third party payers.
• Coordinates correspondence to carriers and billing agents to expedite provider number assignments.
• Coordinates delivering provider applications to appropriate health plans including adherence to strict deadlines and procedures.
• Performs follow-up with health plans in order to expedite participation approval by each health plan.
• Maintains systems to identify and disseminate information to others regarding status of health plan participation.
• Coordinates with insurance carriers to maintain the most current applications and processes for enrollment.
• Coordinates, completes, and follows-up on the revalidation process for contracted payers.
• Insures current information is on file for all contracted physicians and all pertinent documentation is forwarded to appropriate third party payers.
• Maintains provider number records, personal adherence to professional confidentiality standards established within the department and in accordance with legal, ethical, payor organization practices and policies.
• Participates in an integrated work team as a responsible team member, follows the established department processes concerning communication, production, efficiency, conflict resolution, decision-making, problem-solving, and interpersonal relations.

Skills

Organization

Time management

Communication

Multitasking

Typing speed 35 wpm

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Word processing

Database management

Spreadsheet

Job description

Provider Enrollment Specialist_ Part Time

Job Summary: Coordinates provider enrollment for physician/allied health professional participation in all government and third party payers for all billing sites for which the division is responsible.

Education & Experience

High School diploma or GED required. Two (2) years of healthcare claims insurance, Provider Enrollment or credentialing experience. Minimum speed of 35 words per minute on typing test. The department has the right to specify higher typing requirements.

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration Required

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Coordinates provider enrollment for physician/allied health professional participation in all government and third party payers for all billing sites for which the division is responsible. Excellent organization and time management skills with the ability to handle multi-tasks. excellent verbal and written communication skills must have excellent computer skills (word-processing, database management, and spreadsheet).

Responsibilities

• Prepares provider applications for third party payers.
• Coordinates correspondence to carriers and billing agent to expedite provider number assignments.
• Coordinates delivering provider applications to appropriate health plans including adherence to strict deadlines and procedures.
• Performs follow-up with health plans in order to expedite participation approval by each health plan.
• Maintains systems to identify and disseminate information to others regarding status of health plan participation.
• Coordinates with insurance carriers to maintain the most current applications and processes for enrollment.
• Coordinates, completes, and follows-up on the revalidation process for contracted payers.
• Insures current information is on file for all contracted physicians and all pertinent documentation is forwarded to appropriate third party payers.
• Maintains provider number records, personal adherence to professional confidentiality standards established within the department and in accordance with legal, ethical, payor organization practices and policies.
• Participates in an integrated work team as a responsible team member, follows the established department processes concerning communication, production, efficiency, conflict resolution, decision-making, problem-solving, and interpersonal relations.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Job Details

Time Type: Part time
FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: No
Pay Class: Hourly
FTE %: 50
Work Shift: Day
Benefits Eligibility: Grant Funded: No

Employer Information

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.

UMMC is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), disability, age, sex (as that term is defined in applicable laws such as 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2) and binding court decisions), religion, genetic information, veteran’s status and any other status protected by applicable law. UMMC also prohibits retaliation against those who report discrimination or harassment and against those who participate in the Medical Center’s investigation and handling of such reports.

Further, UMMC complies with all applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders regarding sex discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including but not limited to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity UMMC operates including in admission and employment, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic Act (“Clery Act”) and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (“SaVE Act”). UMMC’s commitment to nondiscrimination applies to all of its programs, services, opportunities and activities, including but not limited to all employment, academic, research and clinical care practices and extends to all students, applicants for admission, employees, applicants for employment, affiliates, subcontractors, on-site contractual staff, third party or community members, visitors to any of our campuses and others participating in UMMC programs or receiving UMMC services.

With respect to employment in particular, this commitment applies to all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, employment, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, disciplinary actions and termination.

UMMC maintains an affirmative action program in accordance with applicable laws. Consistent with these laws, UMMC takes affirmative action to recruit, employ, advance and prevent discrimination against qualified individuals.

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