Billing Specialist
Cornerstone Care is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) seeking Billing Specialists to join their team. The role involves preparing and submitting claims to insurance companies, working on outstanding and rejected claims, and assisting patients with their billing inquiries.
Responsibilities
- Prepares and submits claims to insurance companies ensuring accuracy and completeness
- Reviews, analyzes, and follows up on unpaid claims to collect accounts receivable timely
- Reviews documentation in the patient’s medical record to identify diagnosis, procedures, and other necessary information to complete billing the encounter
- Handles patient phone calls, takes patient payments, sets up payment plans, reviews and researches patient accounts for purposes of identifying billing trends and maintaining a clean AR aging
- Educates and assists patients with the completion and submission of sliding fee discount program (SFDP) applications
- Reviews and recommends for approval SFDP applications and assists with the renewal applications
- Identifies and populates account demographics
- Attends staff meetings as requested by the Director
- Assists in other areas as needed within Billing Department
Skills
- High School education level
- Experience in preparing and submitting claims to insurance companies
- Ability to review, analyze, and follow up on unpaid claims
- Experience in handling patient phone calls and taking patient payments
- Ability to set up payment plans and review patient accounts
- Experience in educating and assisting patients with sliding fee discount program applications
- Ability to attend staff meetings as requested
- Ability to assist in other areas as needed within the Billing Department
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 403 B retirement
- Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care
- Credit union
- A variety of additional voluntary benefits
- A generous time off package
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