What are the responsibilities and job description for the Claims Specialist position at Northwell FlexStaff?
Claims Specialist
Bronx, NY
Schedule: M-F, 8:30am to 5:30pm
Work Location: Hybrid
Assignment Length: Undetermined, potential for Direct Hire
FlexStaff is seeking a Claims Specialist for our client, a non-profit healthcare organization providing home and community-based healthcare and services for the elderly. This role is responsible for supporting department operations related to provider communication, pending claim review, reporting, auditing, and oversight activities.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for reviewing claims processed by the outside vendor, including resolving provider appeals/disputes.
- Compiles claim reports
- Investigates suspense conditions
- Communicates and follows up with a variety of internal and external sources
- Attends JOC meetings with providers as appropriate
- Ensures that refund checks are logged and processed
- Generates routine daily, monthly and quarterly reports
- Validates DRG grouping and (re)pricing outcomes presented by the claims processing vendor
- Analyzes patient and medical information to identify COB, Worker's Compensation, No-Fault, and Subrogation conditions
- Other related duties as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Certified Professional Coder, a plus
- Eight or more years of insurance experience within a healthcare setting, preferred
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and experience using a claims processing system
- Knowledge of CPTs, ICD 9/ICD 10, HCPC, DRG, Revenue, RBRVS
- Knowledge of MLTC/ Medicaid/Medicaid benefit, Member (Subscriber) enrollment & billing, Utilization Authorizations, Provider Contracting
Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000