Looking for an individual experienced in processing insurance remittance and rejections, managing unpaid claims, and monitoring aging balances for timely payment.
FQHC billing experience a plus!
Full time - in person position located in Clinton, LA.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred.
- Billing and Coding Certifications from Association for Rural Health Professional Coding (ARHPC), AAPC or American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), preferred.
- Experience with data entry, ten key, and typing skills required.
- Technical expertise related to billing, coding and claims reconciliation.
- Knowledge of payment programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party insurance.
- Ability to organize and perform detailed functions, prioritize tasks, anticipate needs and make adjustments in daily/weekly/monthly work plans.
- Ability to facilitate communicate effectively with co-workers and patients, build interactivity with others.
- Ability to cooperate within a “team”, shares information, assists, and is tolerant of others in daily interactions with payors, employees, management and patients.
JOB DUTIES:
- Reconcile payments with outstanding claims.
- Track and post payments received from insurance companies, patients, or other third-party payers.
- Communicate secondary claim information to appropriate billing team member.
- Ensure payments are processed on a daily basis and month end is closed on schedule.
- Communicate with other billing department members about consistent billings issues or projects.
- Participate in monthly department meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.