Medical Biller

United Surgical Partners International • Lakewood, NJ

7d • $25 - $28

About The Position

Medical Biller at Lakewood Surgery Center The Medical Biller is responsible for overseeing the entire billing process for patient accounts, from submitting all billings to insurance in a timely manner, to working with our coding specialist to ensure that all cases are coded correctly, leading monthly coding audits, and taking the lead role in driving insurance collections.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalency
• At least 3 years of experience in medical billings, with an extensive knowledge of claims reimbursement and collection efforts for Managed Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers Comp, Commercial plans, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of billing, collections and reimbursement of claims processing
• Fluent in medical terminology and CPT codes
• Ability to work independently
• Organization, time management and task prioritization abilities
• Ability to be discreet and maintain the security of patient information
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent customer service skills, always demonstrating professionalism
• Comfortable utilizing critical thinking skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products
• Understanding of healthcare specific policies, such as HIPAA regulations

Responsibilities

• Electronically submit patient procedure bills to third party payers
• Perform timely and accurate postings of payments received from third party payers and/or patients
• Perform timely and accurate processing of all rejected and denied claims submitted to third party payers
• Contact insurance companies to collect outstanding payments
• Monitor and collection of AR aging
• Knowledge of how to interpret a managed care contract, Medicare and Medicaid, and Workers Compensation claims is a must
• Identification of accounts that have been either under or over paid
• Issuing credit balance information either to the insurance carrier or the patient
• Ability to work independently and interdependently with other business office staff
• A professional demeanor and appearance
• Works well in stressful environment and in situations that demand patience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) - Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

What This Job Offers

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