TES Medical Billing and Coding Specialist - Auburn/Montgomery

Position Details

Position Information

Requisition Number

TES2466P

Home Org Name

Clinical Affairs and Outreach Admin

Division Name

College of Pharmacy

Position Title

TES Medical Billing and Coding Specialist - Auburn / Montgomery

Estimated Hours Per Week

Anticipated Length of Assignment

12 months

Job Summary

Auburn University's College of Pharmacy is currently seeking candidates for the position of Medical Billing and Coding Specialist for Clinical Health Services within the Harrison College of Pharmacy, specifically for our health clinics situated in Auburn and Montgomery.

This role involves overseeing hospital patient billing and medical data on a daily basis, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Additionally, the individual will be responsible for various financial tasks, including examining, entering, and processing forms, letters, vouchers, documents, and reports within the college, school, or department.

The position will be based in Auburn, AL.

Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university.

TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus.

Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being :

• Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time
• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads
• Assistance with special projects
• Seasonal work
• Emergencies

If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.

AU students are not eligible for TES.

Essential Functions

• Maintain practice management system by entering accurate data, verifying and updating insurance, and claims information, handles carrier correspondence, manages EOBS, and key payments received into the system.
• Prepare, review, submit, and follow up with clean claims to various companies / individuals
• Collect, post and manage patient account payments
• Investigate rejected claims to see why denials were issued and correct claims
• Follow HIPAA guidelines when accessing and sharing patient information
• Maintain patient and business confidentiality
• Support additional coding, billing, and practice management projects as needed
• Extract relevant information from patient records and acts as liaison with providers and other parties to clarify information
• Examine documents for missing information; corrects information as needed
• Assign CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 codes
• Perform patient chart audits and provides coding feedback and education to clinical team as needed
• Ensure compliance with medical coding policies and guidelines; understands the application of each code set
• Maintain current knowledge regarding coding and diagnostic procedures
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 years of experience providing administrative support and financial services within a health or medical environment.
• Coding Certification

Desired Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year work experience as a Medical Coder
• Knowledge of general accounting principles, revenue cycle processes, medical insurance, and associated regulations
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, and deadlines simultaneously and to identify and resolve exceptions and to interpret data;

proficient in data entry

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proficient computer skills

Posting Detail Information

Salary Range

$15.00 - $25.00 / hour

Work Hours

7 : 45a.m. - 4 : 45p.m. (hours may vary)

City position is located in :

Auburn

State position is located :

Alabama

Posting Date

08 / 02 / 2024

Closing Date

EEO Statement

Auburn University is committed to an inclusive and diverse campus environment. Women, underrepresented groups, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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