Description

Tri-Cities Community Health (TCCH) is looking for a Billing Specialist who has a passion for helping others. As a community health center, located in southeastern Washington, serving Pasco, Kennewick, Richland and the surrounding communities. 

TCCH offers a variety of schedules to support a work-life balance. Most of our clinics offer Monday-Friday day shifts, with no weekends or holidays, competitive salaries and benefits. While providing careers in a fast-paced work environment and opportunities for professional development. 

We employ a highly diversified group of talented individuals who are dedicated to fulfilling our mission to provide the highest quality patient care with the greatest degree of professionalism and courtesy regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

Our Mission:

We are dedicated to the communities we serve, bringing together a unified team that delivers the highest-quality health care to every person, every time. 

Who are we?

Our community health center began as a modest sized medical clinic in Pasco, Washington in 1981. The clinic was founded by a small group of women in the Pasco community who saw the need to serve low-income community members who could not afford to pay for healthcare. 

Tri-Cities Community Health has grown into a comprehensive non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) where we have evolved into a network of community health centers that continue with the foundation TCCH was built on and serve an even more diverse population in the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas.

Our Opportunity:

The Billing Specialist will be responsible for all phases of billing, insurance and patient posting/payment downloads, account follow-up by using accepted methods of billing practices. Ensures thorough and consistent account resolution with insurance payers and patients. Answers questions via phone or in person for both insurance companies and patients. 

Essential Functions:

• Reviews all billing activity daily
• Manages AR. Responsible for resolving patient billing problems and unpaid claims with the insurance company, as observed by Manager 

Requirements

Education: High school diploma/GED required. Billing certificate/degree desirable.

Experience: One to two years’ billing experience preferred. Experience in accounts receivable, collections, medical or dental billing, or data processing a plus. 

License/Certification: Billing certificate.degree or at leaat 2 years of work related experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Bilingual (English/Spanish) language skills preferred. Excellent customer service skills required. Knowledge of ICD-9 and ICD10 codes and billing processes/procedures preferred. Ability to operate a computer, 10-key, and other basic office equipment. Ability to work effectively and maintain concentration in a distracting environment. Telephone etiquette, attention to detail and conflict resolution/problem solving skills.