Dental Biller

Yale New Haven Health • New Haven, CT

7d

About The Position

Provides a wide variety of billing, collections, and business management services associated with the daily billing operation of the dental department to provide departmental efficiency and financial stability to achieve goals.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school, supplemented by business related courses.
• Three (3) to (5) years financial/administrative experience including billing claims, the preparation of statistical reports and heavy public contact preferably in a dental office.
• Must have experience with electronic billing systems, experience with insurance management and collections.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments.
• Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills both in person and by telephone.
• Working knowledge of third party billing and insurance.
• Must have working knowledge of Eaglesoft software.
• Working knowledge of dental environment and terminology.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes financial viability of all patients to ensure proper reimbursement and reporting to department and follows through until account is closed.
• Prepares and submits electronic claims to participating insurances carriers. Insuring accuracy of submitted information. Initiates and verifies procedure codes entered into the system. Resolves denied claims by reviewing denials, obtaining additional documentation, verifying/correcting codes submitted on the original claim and re-submitting claim to the insurance company for payment.
• Performs administrative support of assigned office duties and provides operational support to ensure departmental efficiency.
• Maintains all files and systems regarding patient charge information and clinic statistics daily as observed by supervisor.
• Provides and supports complex billing functions including reports to the Manager of the Dental Department.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly accounting reports.

What This Job Offers

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