What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Medical Billing and Coding with Offices in Meridian, Hattiesburg, and D'Iberville position at Vein Institute of South Mississippi?
Job Overview:
Join our team at the Vein Institute with offices in Hattiesburg, Diberville, and Meridian as an Insurance Coordinator Director where you will play a vital role in managing patient accounts and insurance-related tasks within our medical vein practice specialty office. We are looking for a detail-oriented individual with expertise in insurance verification, medical coding specific to procedure-based medical specialties, and management of patient receivables to ensure seamless billing and collection processes. This is a full-time office position; you have the ability to choose which office of the three you work from.
Salary:
$50,000/yearly; production bonus incentives
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the accurate and timely submission of claims.
- Consistent follow-up on outstanding receivables to obtain timely payment
- Timely insurance authorization requests
- Ensure medical documentation is obtained accurately for submission to insurance
- Provide professional patient service
- Answer provider, insurance company representative and patient questions including but not limited to claims payment, status and coverage information
- Interpret patient health plans
- Investigate returned mail
- Oversee patient insurance eligibility and benefit determinations
- Oversee/Receive patient pre-certification, pre-authorizations, and pre-determinations for procedures diagnosed
- Ensure all necessary payment due is collected at the time of service or coordinate payment arrangements
- Review billing charges, payment amounts and insurance claims for accuracy
- Handle all collection procedures for any and all unpaid balances, statements, collection calls and or collection agency
- Manage provider insurance contracts to ensure participation is active and fees are collected based on contracted fee schedules
- Ensure patients insurance information is up to date in software system
- Post collected payments for all accounts and ensure that collections are accurate based on treatment plans and insurance benefits
- Present treatment plans to patients for services needed explaining insurance benefits or self pay cost and options for treatment.
- Schedule treatment once accepted by patient
- Provide daily/weekly/monthly reports to management
Qualifications:
- Previous experience in insurance verification and billing in a procedure-based medical practice is REQUIRED
- Proficiency in medical terminology and coding practices
- Strong understanding of HIPAA regulations and compliance standards
- Excellent communication skills for interacting with patients and insurance companies
- Ability to work efficiently and independently in a fast-paced medical office setting
If you have a passion for ensuring accurate insurance processes and enjoy working in a medical office environment and have at minimum 2 years coding and billing, we welcome you to apply for the Insurance Coordinator Director position. Join us in providing quality care while managing patient accounts effectively.
-Job Type: Full-time; in-office
-Expected hours: 40 per week
- 401K options
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- ICD-10: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Hattiesburg, MS (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Hattiesburg, MS: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50,000
