Quad City Gastroenterology is hiring a full-time Billing Specialist.
At Quad City Gastroenterology, health and care are inseparable. The facility provides a high-quality, service-oriented environment for surgical procedures and is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
The Billing Specialist oversees the entire billing process for patient accounts, from submitting claims to insurance in a timely manner to working with the coding specialist to ensure cases are coded correctly. The role also leads monthly coding audits and supports insurance collections.
Requirements & Qualifications
Responsibilities
- Electronically submit patient procedure bills to third-party payers
- Perform timely and accurate posting of payments received from third-party payers and/or patients
- Process rejected and denied claims submitted to third-party payers
- Contact insurance companies to collect outstanding payments
- Monitor and collect AR aging
- Interpret managed care contracts, Medicare, Medicaid, and Workers' Compensation claims
- Identify accounts that have been underpaid or overpaid
- Issue credit balance information to the insurance carrier or the patient
- Work independently and collaboratively with business office staff
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency
- At least 3 years of experience in medical billing
- Extensive knowledge of claims reimbursement and collection efforts for Managed Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers' Comp, and Commercial plans
- Strong knowledge of billing, collections, and reimbursement in claims processing
- Fluent in medical terminology and CPT codes
- Strong organization, time management, and task prioritization skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and patient information security
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Comfortable using critical thinking skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products
- Understanding of HIPAA and other healthcare-specific policies
Benefits & Perks
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave
- Starting PTO accrual of 15 days per year
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid holidays
- Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependents
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare coverage, AD&D, auto and home insurance
Location
Illinois, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Associate
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
3 weeks ago