Rev Cycle Specialist - UB Biller

jacksonhospitalinternal; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jackson Clinic is seeking a Revenue Cycle Specialist to manage coding, billing, and collections across the clinic network in Montgomery, AL. You will work with a third-party billing company, enter hospital charges for providers, and review end-of-month reports for accuracy.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years medical billing experience in a physician setting, strong CPT/ICD coding knowledge, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. AAPC certification is a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• 1–2 years experience in medical billing in a physician office or related setting preferred.
• Certification in Physician Coding with AAPC preferred; CPT/ICD coding knowledge essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage revenue cycle for clinic billing, coding, and collections.
• Process and enter hospital charges for all providers.
• Respond to 3rd party billing queries to resolve errors.
• Generate end-of-month reports and monitor daily charges submission.
• Educate staff on revenue cycle processes and patient registration/billing steps.
• Assist with prior authorizations and routine month-end reporting.
• Submit credentialing/appointment packets as needed; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Customer relations

Telephone etiquette

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Computer literacy

Calculator

Job description

The Revenue Cycle Specialist is responsible for the revenue cycle of the Jackson Clinic professional billing process to ensure appropriate and timely coding, billing, and collections. The Revenue Cycle Specialist will be responsible for working queries sent from the 3rd party billing company to resolve errors, entering hospital charges for all providers, and working end of month reports to ensure accuracy. The Revenue Cycle Specialist will answer patient billing questions and act as a resource for staff for billing questions. In addition to revenue cycle, this position will be a super user of the electronic medical record and front-end processes of all primary care, walk-in, and specialty clinics. Monitors the daily submission of charges to the third party billing company for accuracy and timeliness, and follows up directly with providers to address billing issues. Facilitates all coding recommendations from third party billing company to individual providers daily. Works queries from 3rd party billing company to correct errors on denied claims. Completes the daily logs for point of service collections, cash reconciliation, payment posting, and bank deposits. Helps Revenue Cycle Manager educate appropriate revenue cycle processes in all clinic offices which include but not limited to patient registration, insurance verification, point of service collections, and provider coding. Assists various offices with prior authorizations for surgeries, procedures, special medication administration as needed. Assists the clinic administration with routine billing and month-end reporting. Reports to management any variances that occur in the billing process. Compiles physician stats at end of month for clinic administration. Works to enter all hospital charges, nursing home charges, and palliative care charges to submit to 3rd party billing company. Completes credentialing and appointment packets for physicians as needed. Performs all other duties as deemed necessary by the clinic administrator.

High school diploma. Minimum of 1-2 years experience in medical billing in a physician office or physician office related setting. Certification in Physician Coding with AAPC preferred. Excellent verbal and written communication required, telephone etiquette, customer relations’ skills, CPT and ICD Coding. Computer literate. Manual dexterity and visual acuity necessary to utilize the PC and calculator. Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time. Verbal communication and hearing ability to communicate with a multitude of patients and customers.