Billing Specialist I | Revenue Cycle

Valley Behavioral Health•West Valley City, UT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Start your career in healthcare billing today At Valley, our Billing Specialists play a key behind-the-scenes role in keeping our mission moving forward. As a Billing Specialist I, you'll support the Revenue Cycle team by managing billing transactions, verifying insurance, and ensuring accurate patient records — all while delivering a high level of service to patients and staff. If you're detail-oriented and looking to build a career in healthcare billing, this is a great place to start. The Billing Specialist I performs a variety of routine billing, accounting, and administrative tasks in support of the Revenue Cycle function. The Specialist works under close supervision and follows established internal controls and procedures for all billing transactions and ensures a high level of customer service.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
No previous experience required (see Preferred Qualifications)

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a billing office
Knowledge of insurance billing terminology

Responsibilities

Builds knowledge and skills to effectively manage all service-to-payment conversion processes (denials, non-response, service error management, authorizations, eligibility)
Verifies insurance and eligibility on all patients with online portals or phone calls; updates patient accounts with correct insurance information
Manages the accurate documentation of patient demographics
Determines pre-authorization necessity and obtains authorization for scheduled procedures via phone, website or form
Receives and posts payments from clients
Contacts patients and/or clinical programs directly to obtain additional insurance information
Monitors and completes daily fax requests
Communicates insurance and other important updates to appropriate staff
Meets established production goals

Benefits

Tenure-based service increases
Performance bonuses
On-Demand Pay
15 days of accrued paid time off annually (increasing by one day with each year of service)
10 paid holidays
2 wellness days
Paid parental leave
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Voluntary accident insurance
Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
Voluntary critical illness insurance
Voluntary financial protection insurance
Pet insurance
Basic Life Insurance at no cost
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance at no cost
Long-Term Disability Insurance at no cost
Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match
Garner HRA (Health Reimbursement Arrangement) up to $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families
401(k) plan with company match up to 6%
Tuition reimbursement
New licensure reimbursement
Paid training
Conference attendance
Continuing education reimbursement
Paid time for continuing education