Billing Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Minimum of 1-year dental office billing experience, including experience coding dental procedures, encounters, and visits.
• Experience with OHP, Medicare and managed healthcare.
• Experience with MS Office.
• Experience with practice management software, Dentrix preferred.
• Knowledge of dental and medical terminology.
• Skilled in basic math and knowledge of general accounting procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to complete documentation in accordance with governmental regulations and laws, and NARA NW policies, procedures, guidelines and best practices.
• Must pass a pre-employment or for cause drug tests.
• Must pass criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

• Dental Billing Certificate
• Dentrix experience
• Experience working within the Native American/Alaska Native community

Responsibilities

• Review and approve daily dental charges.
• Retrieve and reconcile charges from Dentrix and Athena systems.
• Verify dental insurance eligibility and coverage.
• Set up patient billing and insurance profiles.
• Review, research, and resolve claim denials, rejections, and zero-pay claims.
• Submit insurance claims.
• Follow up with commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, Oregon, and Washington payers.
• Create payment batches and process Explanation of Benefits (EOBs).
• Monitor accounts receivable and follow up on outstanding balances.
• Escalate recurring issues when needed.
• Process refunds, adjustments, and write-offs.
• Communicate regularly with dental providers, clinic staff, and insurance carriers.
• Support additional revenue cycle projects.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Internal promotion preference
• Hybrid work schedule
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Meaningful work
• 15 Paid Holidays
• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance through Kaiser Permanente
• 13 Paid Days of Sick Time
• 13 Paid Days of PTO (Vacation accruals increase with years of service to a maximum of 26 days)
• $50,000 Life Insurance & AD&D
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Spending Account
• 401(k) with 4% Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Inclement Weather Days (Snow Days)
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness