Billing Specialist

CommonSpirit Health • Lexington, KY

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington, Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states. Job Summary and Responsibilities Under close supervision, the Billing Specialist is responsible for compiling and maintaining records of charges for goods and services rendered and ensuring accurate and efficient charge entry at any health care facility. Coordinate copies of medical documentation with physician charges to support billing to third-party payers. File and enter billing for patients into system and analyzes patient accounts to ensure billing is accurate. Resolve routine patient billing inquiries and problems, handling follow-up questions from patients, resolving discrepancies or errors. Review medical coding as necessary and enters patient charges into billing applications. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or High School GED required.
• Healthcare experience required.

Responsibilities

• compiling and maintaining records of charges for goods and services rendered
• ensuring accurate and efficient charge entry at any health care facility
• Coordinate copies of medical documentation with physician charges to support billing to third-party payers
• File and enter billing for patients into system
• analyzes patient accounts to ensure billing is accurate
• Resolve routine patient billing inquiries and problems, handling follow-up questions from patients, resolving discrepancies or errors
• Review medical coding as necessary and enters patient charges into billing applications
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees