What are the responsibilities and job description for the BILLING SPECIALIST-Central Billing Office position at NORTHERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL?
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Northern Regional Hospital is always looking for talented individuals to join our dedicated staff. Our superior ratings are a testament to our team’s commitment to quality and service excellence. We seek talented and diverse faculty and staff to continue to provide superior care.
Northern is a place where you can grow your career, no matter where you are professionally. We believe you will find it to be more than just a job. When you choose to work at Northern, you become part of a family of caregivers supporting the communities we serve.
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At Northern, we strive to provide benefits that meet you where you are–not only today, but tomorrow.
We recognize that our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce – our Northern Stars.
We understand the contributions of each employee make our accomplishments possible. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of competitive benefits to meet your needs today and anticipate your needs tomorrow. Through our benefits programs, we strive to support you and your family by providing a benefit package that is easy to understand, easy to access, and affordable.
- Competitive Compensation – and be paid daily!
You deserve to get paid every day, so we have partnered with DailyPay. You can get your pay any time before payday!
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and/or Dependents
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Healthcare and Daycare Expenses
- Northern $elect Retirement Plan (403(b) and 457(b)) and Roth IRA
- Educational Assistance of up to $10,000 per program or degree
- Celebrate! - Pick a gift to recognize your fifth anniversary and every five years of service thereafter
- 50% discount on membership at Northern Wellness & Fitness Center
- Employee discount programs
- Employee Health Clinic
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Ability to read, write and speak English clearly and fluently.
Third-party billing procedures knowledge
Claims review and analysis knowledge
Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, MS Windows and basic computer operations experience
Automated insurance billing in a healthcare environment.
Type 30 words per minute or Enter 87 correct keystrokes on the Alpha Data Entry Test.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Associate Degree in Business
Completion of an approved Medical Terminology course
Skilled Nursing Billing and follow-up knowledge
Uses SSI Billing Software to edit patient claims and electronically bill UB04 and 1500 claim forms to third party payers daily. Files all secondary claims after primary insurance have paid. Files all tertiary claims after primary and secondary claims have paid. Responsible for Bill Date Note Posting, Confirmation Note Posting and uploading Medicare remits in preparation of secondary claims submission. Works closely with all departments to make sure claims are billed accurately and timely. Organized and efficient. Ability to handle multiple projects at the same time with daily deadlines and work with limited supervision. Required to attend educational seminars and webinars to keep up with payer changes and new regulations. Required to always adhere to the hospital billing compliance plan. Cross-trained in reporting functions which include but are not limited to a daily charge rejection report, late charge report, claim check rejection list, overlap report, validation rate spreadsheet, observation audit functions and other daily/monthly reports. Posts charges to the client account for the Medicare Part D and posts payments from carriers when payment is remitted. Works closely with Billing/Systems Analyst to resolve billing rejections and improve validation rate.
