Community Health Center role focused on billing and collection activities across medical, behavioral health, and dental services.
- Creates, corrects, and resubmits claims for assigned payers and patient accounts
- Researches and resolves claim denials, rejections, and outstanding balances
- Follows up with payers through portals, email, and phone, including appeals and reconsideration requests
- Identifies credit balances, submits refund requests, and flags bad debt write-offs
- Posts third-party payments and assists with patient/payer payment reconciliation
- Applies sliding fee discounts for eligible patient charges
- Coordinates with credentialing staff and vendors to help reduce claim denials
- Maintains billing documentation and responds to patient and staff inquiries
Requirements & Qualifications
Qualifications
- Billing certificate program completion or equivalent training, typically up to one year
- Basic knowledge of medical terminology
- Understanding of procedural and diagnostic coding
- Familiarity with medical-dental cross-coding
- Knowledge of electronic claims processing
- Knowledge of insurance policies and contracts for multiple vendors
- Current certification as a Community Health Coding and Billing Specialist (CH-CBS)
Location
North Carolina, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Entry Level
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
3 weeks ago