Billing Specialist

Position Summary:

Full time (in person) billing position. Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm.
Responsible for billing claims to the appropriate payor and following up on unpaid claims

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Verifies insurance eligibility
• Enters pertinent data elements  into the billing system , and submits claims to the proper payor
• Follows up with payors on unpaid claims, and takes action to correct issues delaying payment
• Requests authorizations required for claims processing
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills when communicating with patients, payors and facilities
• Completes special assignments and projects with minimal supervision and consistently meets the department’s performance, production and quality standards
• Demonstrates knowledge and  compliance with insurance local state and federal regulations related to ambulance billing
• Processes correspondence with adherence to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines
• Maintain knowledge of functional area and company policies and procedures

Qualifications:

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalency
• Experience in medical billing preferred, but not required
• Healthcare, medical terminology  and third party payer knowledge preferred
• Excellent  interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast paced  dynamic environment
• Maintain a positive and professional attitude at all times
• Strong skills with MS office and windows applications
• Proficient personal computer skills
• Typing of at least 40 WPM.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
• Ability to work in a team fostered environment