Medical Billing Senior Associate

Nebraska Medical Center • Omaha, NE

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About The Position

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a capable Medical Billing Senior Associate to join our team. If you are passionate about delivering excellent customer service and contributing to the efficient medical billing process, we encourage you to apply. This role will be based at our ECCP location in the Mutual of Omaha building in Omaha, Nebraska near 33rd and Farnam, while also having the opportunity to transition to a hybrid or remote schedule after successfully completing training. The training period is for 6 months, and you must be located in either Nebraska or Iowa.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 2 years of higher education with coursework in a relevant field such as business, healthcare, or a related discipline, OR equivalent combination of education and experience in a relevant professional setting required.
• Multi-tasking and problem-solving abilities required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Strong organizational skills with an aptitude for detail-oriented work required.
• Experience in use of Microsoft products, specifically Word and Excel required.
• Ability to type a minimum of 30 words per minute with 95% accuracy required.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in healthcare billing and collections preferred.
• Associate's degree in business administration OR college level business coursework preferred.
• Knowledge of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI), Outpatient Code Editor (OCE), National Coverage Determinations (NCD), and Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) edits preferred.
• Knowledge of third-party payer edits preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely submission of accurate claims data.
• Perform timely and accurate account follow-up including adjustment claims, reconsiderations, and adjustment requests.
• Facilitate prompt and accurate payment from third-party payers and others.
• Perform daily reconciliation of claim submission and reject processing within 24 hours.
• Work with external departments as needed to resolve claim issues prior to submission.
• Make decisions to ensure account accuracy, limited denials, and timely billing of the patient, primary, secondary, and tertiary payers.

Benefits

• Full time - Benefits Eligible (1.0 FTE)
• 8 hours shifts starting between 6:00am - 9:00am
• Monday - Friday

What This Job Offers

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