Billing Specialist

* Area of Interest:
Patient Services

* FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0

* Department:
Fam Med
- East DM- DM

* Shift: M-F 8a-5p

* Job

Overview

UnityPoint Clinic

Billing Specialist

Des Moines, IA

Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM

Full Time Benefits

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.  Here are just a few:

* Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

* Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

* Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

The Billing Specialist will monitor daily billing activity and productivity and will also serve as the primary resource to staff and patients for questions related to billing.

Billing Functions

* Communicate status of clinic billing responsibilities to the Clinic Administrator on a regular basis.

* Provide support and training to new employees in the functions related to billing.

* Monitor daily billing activity/productivity (i.e., timeliness of posting of charges/payments, collection of co-payments, etc.).

* Share responsibility through timely communication of identified problems to assure proper follow-up is completed and ensure proper payment.

* Work accounts in assigned queues in accordance with the department protocols.

* Maintain daily reconciliation/balancing documents per protocol.

Qualifications

Education

* High School or Vocational School graduate.

Experience

* Three years of medical business office experience and accounts receivable management.

* Previous experience coding diagnoses and procedures with ICD-9-CM and CPT.

* Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.

* Previous experience with filing of medical insurance claims.

* Knowledge of medical billing and collection practices.

* Knowledge of governmental legal and regulatory provisions related to collection activities.