Billing Representative, Tuality Healthcare - Hillsboro, OR
Summary of Duties
Posts payments and other information gathered from insurance explanation of benefit forms, in the computerized practice management system.Reconciles daily batch posting to source documents.Analyzes patient accounts and performs secondary insurance billing.Places phone calls to guarantors and insurance carriers requesting payment of past due funds.Responds to requests for information from insurance carriers and patients and performs clerical and bookkeeping duties requiring a considerable degree of judgment and decision-making.
Requirements
Summary of Duties
Posts payments and other information gathered from insurance explanation of benefit forms, in the computerized practice management system.Reconciles daily batch posting to source documents.Analyzes patient accounts and performs secondary insurance billing.Places phone calls to guarantors and insurance carriers requesting payment of past due funds.Responds to requests for information from insurance carriers and patients and performs clerical and bookkeeping duties requiring a considerable degree of judgment and decision-making.
Requirements
- Education: Prefer high school graduate or GED. Prefer bookkeeping class completion or equivalent experience.
- CREDIT CHECK REQUIRED – Any job offer for this position is contingent upon review of candidate’s credit history.
- Knowledge of CPT & ICD-9 CM coding systems.
- Typing 40 WPM preferred.
- 10-key by touch preferred.
- Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
- Must have good telephone skills.
- Problem solving and planning skills required.
- Understands and follows written and oral instructions.
- Must be task oriented, as position requires attention to detail.
- Previous medial insurance billing experienced preferred.
- Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, MVA, Workers’ comp and HMO insurance plans preferred.
- Uses effective communication skills.
- Personal appearance makes a goof first impression.
