What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Billing Specialist position at Excel Orthopaedic Specialists?
Description
Excel Orthopaedic Specialists is hiring!! We are a busy Orthopaedic practice looking to hire an experienced part-time 30/hr week Medical Billing Representative to add to our expanding team. Our facility consists of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Physiatry Professionals, Physician Assistants, Occupational and Certified Hand Therapists and Physical Therapy.
• Responsible for reviewing and entering charges for Orthopedic MD visits, surgeries, PA visits, ED consults.
• Post insurance payments, work denials and rejections, follow up on any unpaid or denied claims in a timely manner
• Post patient payments
• Maintain detailed records of claim submissions, correspondences and resolutions
• Work with insurance companies, healthcare providers or other relevant parties to resolve claim denials.
• Process patient and/or insurance refunds as needed
• Assist with entry-level coding tasks
• Responds to questions and requests from leadership, providers, payers and patients
• Communicate with patients to resolve account issues and secure payment arrangements.
• Reconcile daily batch payment
• Answer and handle phone calls to the billing department
• Other duties as assigned by the Billing & Insurance Manager
Requirements
• 2-4 years of medical billing experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Basic understanding of billing practices and terminology.
• Ability to multitask, work independently and within a team environment.
• Comfortable discussing billing matters with patients and insurance companies.
• Detail oriented, dependable and self-motivated
• High School diploma required, Bachelor's degree or Certified Professional Billing (CPB) or Certified Professional Coding (CPC) certificate preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with medical billing software is a plus.
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of eClinicalWorks and MS Office is a plus.
• Position is located in the office. This is NOT a remote-work position.
