office assistant

MADISON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, PO BOX 636, WAMPSVILLE, NY 13163

Phone Fax)

Ryan D. Aylward Shawn M. Prievo

Director of Human Resources Deputy Director of Human Resources

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

OFFICE ASSISTANT – CLAIMS PROCESSOR (HELPS PROGRAM)

(COUNTY APPLICATION REQUIRED- Go to: https://madison- )

The Madison County Mental Health Department seeks a full-time Office Assistant–Claims Processor. The work involves

responsibility for assisting and working with other billing staff and insurance companies and/or Medicaid or third-party

insurance payers to resolve or settle outstanding claims or unpaid bills in the Mental Health Department. The incumbent

analyzes and interprets Explanation of Benefits (EOB's), Explanation of Medicare Benefits (EOMB's), Electronic

Remittance Advices (ERA's) and Remittance Statements in regard to claim denials and allowable paid rates, co-pays,

co-insurances and deductibles. The work is performed under the direct supervision of the Principal Account Clerk with

leeway allowed for exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the details of the work. The incumbent does

related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:

(A) Possession of an Associate's degree, or higher, in Business Administration, Secretarial Science or a closely related

field and one (1) year of full-time paid clerical experience, or its part-time equivalent, which involved the

maintenance and processing of insurance claims; OR

(B) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and three (3) years of experience

as defined in (A); OR

(C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized

agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your

degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide

independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the

Internet at You must pay the required evaluation fee.

2025 Hire Rate 22.94/hr (37.5 hrs/wk)

EOE