Billing Coordinator - Healthcare

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program • Boston, MA

1d • $22 - $36

About The Position

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) is seeking a full-time Billing Coordinator to join our Patients Finance team. The ideal candidate for this position will play a key role in ensuring the timely and accurate processing of patient claims and will be responsible for all aspects of Third-Party billing.

Requirements

• 1-2 years’ work experience in an office setting is required.
• High School diploma or GED certificate is required.
• Good computer skills in data entry and basic analysis.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and Access are required.
• Strong organizational and detailed-oriented skills are required.
• Strong and effective communication skills both spoken and written are required.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks to meet reasonable deadlines is required.
• Ability to adapt to changes in work procedures is required.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Centricity Practice Solutions is preferred.
• Some college or post high school training and/or Health Care Third Party Billing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process claims by accurate and timely entry of patient claim data into the Practice Management (PM) system.
• Timely submission of claims generated in the PM system to Medicaid, Medicare and third-party payers following the submission procedure; accurate and timely processing of payments from third party payers to claims in the PM system.
• Problem solve on denied claims and other non-payment rejections from the third-party payers to attain payment; timely resolution of secondary billing and resubmissions.
• Verify patient benefits to ensure accurate billing and maintain accurate benefit information as needed.
• Active and frequent communication with third party provider representatives on billing procedures; interaction with clinical staff in order to facilitate accurate and timely claims processing as needed.
• Perform other billing and administrative related duties as required or assigned by the Patient Finance Manager and/or Billing Team Leader.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• BHCHP full time employees are eligible for our competitive time off program, health, dental and vision insurance, 403B retirement savings plan, pre-tax MBTA pass program with 40% discount, additional compensation for demonstrated bilingual proficiency and more.
• Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees