What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Biller position at Interim HealthCare Home Health and Hospice?
Job Description
In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of patient/client billing and collections. This includes performing the billing function, ensuring timely payment, collections and follow-up. Ensure services rendered are paid for within ninety days.
You will also recommend and provide input for processes and resources to evaluate and improve the billing and accounts receivable collection effectiveness and efficiency.
This is a fully in-office position with opportunities for process improvement.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Weekly pay
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life & short-term disability insurance
- Paid vacation time
- 401(k)/Roth
- Paid training
- Employee referral bonuses
Responsibilities
- Responsible for all aspects of billing and follow up for all service lines within the company in office
- Obtains prior authorizations for services and appeals any necessary authorization denials
- Interacts with other departments to ensure timeliness of claim submissions, authorizations and payments
- Utilizes billing systems to bill patients and clients and monitor status of billed and unbilled accounts
- Ensures proper processes are adhered to for accuracy and timeliness of billing
- Reviews Accounts Receivable report, re-bills claims with corrections as needed
- Monitors cash posting is accurate, notes denials to be followed up on
- Provides input on process improvements
- Reports on progress of billing and collections report and overdue balances
- Completes other assignments as requested and assigned
Requirements
- Educational background in Medical coding or billing (billing certificate or degree)
- Prior experience in Managed Care and Home Health Care/Hospice (preferred)
- 2 years medical billing experience (preferred)
- Ability to come into the office, 5 days per week
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This job is located at Interim Healthcare - West Michigan.