Billing Coordinator

Beacon Behavioral Partners is looking for a Billing Coordinator to join our team! This full-time role will support The Holiner Group based in Dallas, Texas. The working hours are from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, or from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for 8-hour shifts, with options for 10-hour shifts on alternating days off. This position requires a 40-hour work week.

Who We Are

Beacon Behavioral Partners is a growing network of physician-driven psychiatric practices with over 25 years of management experience within the behavioral health industry. Committed to reducing the barriers and burdens that come with owning private practice, Beacon fully manages administrative responsibilities while allowing practices to maintain clinical autonomy. This approach allows physicians to focus on what they do best – taking care of patients.

Beacon Behavioral Partners now guides practices across Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas. Partner clinics leverage access to an expansive network of over 400 staff members, including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, mental health therapists and recreational therapists at the forefront of the industry. Its experienced and forward-thinking physician advisory board provides clinicians with a supportive community for building best practices and sharing insights for an enhanced patient experience.

Why work for us?

At Beacon Behavioral Partners, the Billing Coordinator will receive competitive salaries. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) company matching; short-term disability coverage; long-term disability coverage; paid holidays; accrued paid time off; and other valuable offerings.

What does the Billing Coordinator do? (including but not limited to)

We are seeking a dedicated Billing Coordinator to join our private practice. The ideal candidate will oversee our billing operations. The billing coordinator will be responsible for creating and sending invoices, tracking payment processes, keeping meticulous records, and resolving any discrepancies. You should also be able to handle client complaints and follow up on any issues relating to the billing process. To be successful as a billing coordinator you should be able to multitask without compromising the accuracy of your work.

Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities (including but not limited to)

• Provide individual, group, and family therapy sessions
• Maintain, review, and correct all accounts with Medicare DDE (RTP’s and ADR’s) daily.
• Reconcile remittance advices and post payments, credits, denials, and other allowances to the corresponding accounts within the EMR.
• Maintain bad debt write offs monthly.
• Prepare billing and financial reports biweekly or as required.
• Make collection efforts for delinquent accounts and working claim denials daily.
• Review census from facilities to ensure charges correspond in the EMR.
• Track accounts receivable to ensure that all payments are received.
• Prepare, generate, and submit electronic billing to the appropriate fiscal intermediary daily.
• Process routine lists and reports related to entering, editing, and processing accounts receivable.
• Prepares monthly patient billing statements upon request.
• Works with all Beacon facilities to ensure proper billing, providing guidance and training when needed.
• May perform routine clerical tasks and data entry in the processing of various transactions.
• Close interactions with all locations, assisting with the daily processes of patient information efficiently and effectively to process claims according to guidelines.
• Correct filed mistakes to ensure that billing is accurate, and any corrections received from data entry to medical records departments at branch level.
• Comply with Medicare guidelines regarding bad debt collection efforts.
• Demonstrate teamwork characteristics, work alongside other billing coordinators to ensure end of month balancing and AR aging decreases.

Qualifications

• 1 years experience with healthcare billing, preferably in mental health or similar operation.
• Minimum of 1-year experience or a graduate from a one- or two-year business college. Knowledge of billing terminology.
• Ability to use various electronic office equipment and EMR software systems.
• Experience with Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial Insurance, on-line systems, and Explanations of Benefits. Ability to verify and determine insurance benefits and experience in communicating with different payors.
• Ability to work insurance denials, submit appeals, review claims for accuracy prior to claim submission, and post remits to accounts.

Physical Demands:

This job requires employees to have a full range of physical capabilities, including the ability to handle and lift patients, demonstrate manual and finger dexterity, and maintain good eye-hand coordination. Employees must be able to stand and walk for extended periods and occasionally lift and carry items up to 40 lbs. Corrected vision and hearing within the normal range are also required. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential job functions.