Billing and Accounts Receivable Specialist
Position Purpose:
The Hamm Clinic Billing and Accounts Receivable Specialist will manage the patient and insurance company billing and accounts receivable function for an active outpatient mental health clinic. In addition to being responsible for ensuring all charges are accurately and completely submitted to the appropriate payer and all payments are accurately recorded, this position will participate as a member of the team transitioning the clinic to a new practice management system that includes electronic claims submission and payment receipt.
Specific Tasks:
- Complete patient charges, insurance billing and accounts receivable in an outpatient setting
- Ensure timely and accurate charge and payment entry
- Ensure timely and accurate electronic claims submission, work with IT manager to ensure effective management of relationships with claims clearing house
- Ensure proper CPT, ICD-9 coding
- Ensure timely an accurate receipt of ERA/835 transactions
- Provide coding updates and proper coding for new services
- Monitor fee schedule to ensure proper payment from payers
- Track and manage insurance denials
- Ensure accurate initial and ongoing payer contract set up
- Ensure necessary eligibility and prior authorization requirements are met
- Research and stay current on Medicare and Minnesota Health Care standards and billing-coding best practices
- Monitor and manage patient accounts receivable and collections
Qualifications
- Three years experience as a billing/accounts receivable specialist in an outpatient medical, mental health or dental setting preferred
- Sound working knowledge of CPT structures including E & M coding, familiarity with DSM IV preferred
- Good math skills and effective communication skills
- Spanish language a plus
We offer an attractive benefit package including a competitive salary.
Please send cover letter and résumé to jobapplication@hammclinic.org