Women's Health Connecticut is seeking a full-time Charge Entry Specialist for Greater Hartford Women's Health Associates in West Hartford, CT.

Position: Charge Entry Specialist
Location: Greater Hartford Women's Health Associates
Address: 345 North Main Street, Suite 201 West Hartford, CT 06117
Employment Type: Full-time, 40hrs
Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00a- 5:00p

Summary: Performs centralized charge entry, charge passing and billing functions.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Serves as a representative of WHUSA, displaying courtesy, tact, consideration and discretion in all interactions with other members of the Women’s Health Communities, and the public
• Responsible for entering and reconciling charges and payments from medical offices in a timely and accurate manner
• Position works in a close team environment to meet daily and monthly billing metrics
• Other responsibilities include verifying correct insurance filing information on behalf of the client and patient
• Keeps management informed of matters regarding charge entry
• Trend and escalate billing issues to appropriate supervisory level

Other duties and responsibilities:

• Adhere to corporate compliance program guidelines and comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures within the Women’s Health community.
• Maintain and respect the confidentiality of PHI (Protected Health Information) in accordance with insurance collection guidelines, corporate policy and all HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) mandates. Candidate will have access to PHI based on the HIPAA minimum necessary standards
• Adhere to all corporate compliance mandates and guidelines.
• Follow internal protocols regarding departmental communications.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Other duties as assigned by Management

Skills/qualifications/experience:

• High School diploma or GED is required; however, prior healthcare experience with 1 to 2 years in a medical setting and revenue cycle is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively on a team to coordinate assignments and meet goals
• Attention to detail
• Proficiency with Windows PC applications, which includes the ability to navigate multiple programs and learn new and complex computer system applications.
• Displays exemplary organizational skills
• Basic knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 codes
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology
• Strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication
• Customer service focus

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Clinic

Experience:

• Charge: 1 year (Required)
• Medical terminology: 1 year (Required)
• EMR systems: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• West Hartford, CT 06117: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person