Clerical Specialist III - OC

City of Hope•Irvine, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

Requirements

High School or equivalent
Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements
Three years related experience
skill in 10-key entry and general Personal Computer (PC) keyboard entry

Responsibilities

Performs data entry, reviews department audit reports, and makes necessary corrections, researches incomplete or unusual charges, maintains billing and activity reports, and assists in answering questions pertaining to OR/Periop services.
Performs charge entry and charge validation utilizing an automated and manual information system.
Reviews operation of charging and billing systems, evaluating and taking action based on error reports, exception reports, and audit charges detail reports.
Researches and assigns diagnosis codes as needed. Researches appropriate procedural coding of unusual exams.
Interfaces with the Patient Accounting departments regarding inquiries into bills generated by Radiation Oncology.
Participates in the implementation of coding and other developmental updates and projects.
Maintains an adequate filing system allowing for quick retrieval of information.
Interfaces with departmental information systems as related to the billing and activity record functions of the departments.