Medical Biller, HMG, 40-hour, days, Monday - Friday

Heywood Medical Group•Gardner, MA

About The Position

You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter! Hours: 40-hour, day, Monday - Friday Medical Billers are responsible for the timely submission of professional medical claims to insurance companies. Verifies completeness and accuracy of insurance claims prior to submission. Reviews and appeal unpaid and denied claims. Services as a resource for CTP and ICD-10 inquiries. Answers patients' billing questions for complete description see below.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent required
Knowledge of medical terminology, preferably experience in medical billing
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must be conscious, detailed oriented, depenable and organized
Ability to organize and prioritize to meed deadlines
Must have excellent communication and computer skills
Able to work independently
Flexible in performing multiple tasks

Responsibilities

Conducts interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful manner
Goes out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then finds someone who can.
Advocates to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awareness.
Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
Complies with Heywood Healthcare Attendance and Tardiness Policy.
Ensures compliance with regulations.
Completed all Heywood Healthcare and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year.
Resolve insurance credit balances.
Resolve self pay balances
Reduce Claims in hold status in a timely manner
Completes charge entry accurately and in a timely manner for selected providers
Assist the practice staff in resolving patient billing complaints
Performs routine and specialized billing functions for third party payers
Attends all training and education seminars offered from third party payers as directed by supervisor
Keeps supervisor aware of any backlog or problems
Coordinates and completes special projects as assigned by supervisor.
Prepares accurate reports and analyses when directed by supervisor.
Assists manager, as directed, in the training of new employees regarding patient account processes in an accurate and complete manner
Statement of Other Duties This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.