Medical Billing Specialist

Overview

Community Clinic is a patient-directed Community Health Center, which provides affordable primary health care and supportive services to our neighbors in Northwest Arkansas. Community Health Centers, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers, is a Federal designation whereby community health needs are identified and are responded to appropriately. We provide health care using a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) approach: the needs of the patient come first.

Community Clinic recognizes that every employee plays a vital role.
We care. You belong.

Community Clinic is seeking a motivated individual to work in a fast-paced Medical Billing office serving multiple providers. Key responsibilities include determining insurance coverage and eligibility, reviewing diagnosis and procedure code combinations using ICD-10, preparing and submitting claims to insurance, accounts receivable follow-up, and providing excellent patient account customer service. 1+ year of medical billing experience is required. This is a full-time, in-person, Monday-Friday position.

• Prepares and submits medical and dental claims to Medicaid, Medicare, commercial insurance and private pay patient accounts.
• Analyzes rejected claims, corrects errors, and resubmits claims to payer for payment.
• Updates information in software on patient accounts when new information comes available.
• Posts reimbursement checks in software as received.
• Analyzes denied claims, submits corrected claims when necessary, and reports anomalies to supervisor.
• Works with third party payers on billing problems, denials and requests for information.
• Communicates with patients regarding issues affecting payment such as coordination of benefits, third party payers, Medicare replacement plans, and primary care physicians.
• Researches outstanding claims, corrects errors, communicates with payer, and resubmits for payment.
• Handles patient billing complaints professionally and expeditiously.
• Prepares financial records for release when requested and authorized.
• Has knowledge of sliding scale discount procedures and adjusts accounts as necessary.

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 2+ year of medical billing experience required
• Medical billing certification (especially a CPC) preferred
• Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred

• Be a part of a mission-driven organization committed to providing access to health-care to everyone in your community!
• Excellent Benefits Package including:
  • Health, Vision, Dental and Life Insurance
  • 403(b) Retirement plan (automatic employer contribution of 5% per paycheck!)
  • Paid Time Off and 10 Annual Paid Holidays
  • Employee Discounts for Care