Medical Billing Assistant

Medical Billing Assistant

The Medical Billing Assistant is primarily responsible for filing insurance claims, patient billing, and collecting payments for services rendered. This position also assists in organizing and maintaining the Customer / Patient Credit Card System.

Examples of Duties :

The following functions represent the duties performed by the position, but are not meant to be all-inclusive or prevent other duties from being assigned when necessary :

• Sets up vendor billing in Patagonia Health and coordinates with the vendors.
• Prepares and mails out vendor billing statements.
• Prepares and mails outpatient billing statements.
• Performs all responsibilities to meet the timely filing of insurance claims and other sensitive requirements.
• Initiates pursuit of accurate knowledge of billing requirements independent of direction.
• Prepares batch deposit information for accountants for revenue received, such as credit card payments, private insurance checks, SSI checks, and money collected from vendors and patient billing statements.
• Co-administrator of the TransFund Customer / Patient Credit Card System, including all activities related to the system, including the batch deposits for the EFT payments received from the credit card companies.
• Cross-trains with other staff as a backup for Medicaid and Medicare billing and other reporting functions.
• Completes required training in support of the duties and responsibilities of this position.
• Other duties as assigned, including those required to fulfill activities in support of public health emergency operations.

Typical Qualifications :

Education : High School Diploma or GED required. Experience :

Skills :

Licenses :

Certified Medical Billing and Coding Professional or Certified Professional Coder Preferred

Supplemental Information :

Internal and external working relationships :

Physical Effort :

May be asked to lift materials, boxes of records, and equipment weighing up to 25-30 pounds. Some stooping, bending, and squatting may be required when retrieving files. Repetitive computer and telephone use. Sitting for long periods of time.

Supervisory Responsibility / Accountability :

Direct Supervision None Indirect Supervision None Budget / Money / Material cash collections and patient accounts receivable Reports to Chief Financial Officer Work Location On-site

Working Conditions :

Position will be located at the THD James Goodwin Health Center. Working in a typical office environment.

Special Requirements :

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt