Insurance Billing Specialist

Job Summary:  

The Insurance Billing Specialist files insurance claims, posts payments to accounts, and performs various other tasks which relate to insurance billing and collections.  The Insurance Billing Specialist demonstrates the ability to be a team member.  Also, demonstrates knowledge and skills to appropriately communicate and interact with insurance companies, staff, patients, families and visitors of all age groups while being sensitive to their cultural and religious beliefs.

Job Responsibilities:

•    Constantly demonstrates a strong working knowledge of accounting skills.
•    Demonstrates the ability to post ERA in an efficient manner
•    Demonstrates the knowledge to assist and submit claims 
•    displays the ability to pull copies of EOBs in a timely manner when asked to present an EOB
•    Distributes insurance payments to patient accounts
•    Immediately transfers once primary insurance EOB is received to the appropriate payer
•    Pulls ERA's from Payer Path in a timely manner
•    Submits insurance department receipts in timely manner 
•    Scans checks, money orders, and personal checks to Trustmark in a timely manner 
•    Makes copies of EOB's for patients refund to be properly attended
•    Pulls Aetna, AARP, and Echo Health for Electronic Payment Clearing House to be posted from various websites 
•    Prepares reports for monthly manager's meeting concerning problems with insurance and patient account balances appropriate documentation each month 
•    Returns requested insurance checks information to insurance companies in a timely manner
•    Submits all provider rebate incentives to Administration
•    Maintains prompt and regular attendance 
•    Verify’ s timecard at the end of each pay period 
•    Performs related work, as assigned
•    Completes the required IT/Security trainings prior to the deadline
 

Job Requirements:

•    High school diploma or GED, keyboard knowledge required
•    Have at least one year of related or similar work experience
•    Knowledge of basic record keeping and filing systems
•    Demonstrate skills of written and oral communications, including taking minutes at meetings
•    Ability to perform basic word processing procedures
•    Ability to prepare reports and follow-up with minimal supervision

Physical and Other Requirements:

•    Must continually listen, visualize, have dexterity and eye-hand coordination, ability of simple grasping, speed work
•    Must frequently sit, squat, reach, use both right and left forearm rotation, and walk
•    Must occasionally kneel, twist, have ability to grasp firmly, lift and carry, push and pull in excess of 10 lbs.