BILL SPEC I

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

5h • Onsite

About The Position

Works under moderate supervision to perform entry level billing responsibilities. UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you‿ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year medical billing or collections experience
• Must demonstrate the ability to perform manual charge entry, release clean claim encounters within charge review work queues, investigate and resolve basic coding and registration claim edits and make calls to obtain authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Coding certifications (CPC, CPMA, CMC, ART, RRA, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCA) and/or degrees (associate level, bachelor level, master level) are preferred and may be considered in lieu of experience.
• (CPC) CERT PROFESSIONAL CODER Upon Hire
• (CPMA) Cert Prof Medical Auditor Upon Hire
• (CMC) CERT MEDICAL CODER Upon Hire
• (ART) ASSOC RECORDS ADMIN Upon Hire
• (RRA) REGISTERED RECORDS ADMIN Upon Hire
• (RHIA) REGD HEALTH INFO ADMINIST Upon Hire
• REGD HEALTH INFO TECHNOLO Upon Hire
• (CCS) CERT CODING SPECIALIST Upon Hire
• (CCA) Cert Coding Associate Upon Hire

Responsibilities

• Performs manual charge entry for all non-EpicCare and non-automated sites of services. This includes E&M visits and procedures across several centralized service lines. This position requires periodic communication with providers.
• Releases ambulatory and inpatient clean charges from charge review work queues.
• Investigates and resolves basic coding and registration claim edits and credits.
• Periodically assists in obtaining insurance authorizations and accurately maintaining the authorization records, communicate patient balance and patient-responsibility amounts to clinics and/or patient/families, responding to requests for information.
• Attend coding and billing in-services to stay current on changes; attend other meetings and training as assigned.
• Perform monthly charge reconciliation.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: (a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; (b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; (c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or (d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED