Job: Billing Specialist

Title: Billing Specialist
Location: US-GA-Decatur (DeKalb Medical at North Decatur)
Employee Type: Full Time
Department: 409030 - Patient Financial Services
Shift: Day
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Days of the Week for Employee: Monday - Friday

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Street: DeKalb Medical at North Decatur

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Overview:
Pushing Beyond ordinary jobs to extraordinary careers; Voted Best Places to Work by our Employees & Atlanta Magazine; Recognized as Top 5% in the Nation for Clinical Excellence two years in a row! According to the Annual HealthGrades® Hospital Quality Study, DeKalb Medical received five-star ratingsfor the following:Hip fracture repair (2009) Treatment of heart attack (2007,2008,2009)Treatment of stroke (2007, 2008, 2009)Total hip replacement (2007, 2008, 2009)Awarded Outstanding Achievement Award by Commission on Cancer Join our excellent team!Visit us online at:www.dekalbmedical.org/careers No Agencies, please.EOE

Responsibilities:
This is a temporary position working 40 hours per week, day shift, Monday-Friday. The position is expected to last 3-4 months. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working in a hospital business office as a billing specialist but will also need to have some experience in collections / follow-up. Summary of Position:Responsible for submitting claims electronically and hardcopy on both inpatient and outpatient accounts to third party payers.Essential Functions:1) Process daily claims to file with the carriers.
2) Work daily rejections to minimize non-clean claims.
3) Edits third party claims daily that have been downloaded to Premis from Siemens Invision for the purpose of electronic billing.
4) Enters correct or missing data on claims rejected for errors.
5) Completes reports and work lists of accounts requiring secondary insurance filing within three (3) working days.

Minimum Qualifications:• High School graduate.
• At least two years experience in a similarly related position, filing and verifying insurance.
• Electronic claims submission experience desired
• Obtains diagnosis and procedure information for all inpatient interim bills.
• Holds claims in suspension for future update when required.
• Completes staff requests daily.
• Mails designated attachments with bills when appropriate.
• Meets all required filing deadlines for electronic and hardcopy claims on a daily basis.
• Documents all patient accounts clearly and concisely of all activity not considered routine.
• Keeps up to date address information for insurance carriers.
• Provides timely feedback to Billing Manager of any problems or changes.
• Submits written report of work remaining to Billing Manager on a weekly basis
• Assists in other duties as assigned by Billing Manager or Billing Specialist.
• Accepts assignments willingly.
• Able to perform assignments with minimal instructions.
• Completes all tasks assigned.
• Keeps desk in a clean, uncluttered and organized manner.
• Ability to access web based programs
• Ability to navigate multiple systems with limited instructions.


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