What are the responsibilities and job description for the 820 Billing Specialist - Part-Time! position at Odyssey House INC?
JOB TITLE: 820 Billing Assistant
SCHEDULE: Only Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am-5pm
REPORTS TO: Director of Revenue Cycle
DEPARTMENT: Finance
Our Mission:
Since 1967, Odyssey House has been providing innovative services and programs to a broad population of individuals and families struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Odyssey House helps New Yorkers of all ages—and across all five boroughs—beat drugs and alcohol with highly individualized treatment programs. Odyssey House provides high quality, holistic treatment impacting all major life spheres, including: psychological, physical, social, family, educational and spiritual in order to support personal rehabilitation, renewal and family restoration.
If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.
In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers:
- A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
- Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
- Life Insurance
- Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
- Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
- 403(b) Plan
- Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
- Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
- Commuter Benefits
- Educational Assistance Programs
- Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
- RUFit?! Fitness Program
- Legal Assistance through ARAG
- Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
- Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher
MAJOR FUNCTION:
The 820 Billing Assistant is responsible for assisting billing team with collection of Managed Care Organization payments.
SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reconcile client number of days stay between AWARDS and Census Reports
- Verify accuracy of clients’ health insurance in AWARDS through ePaces
- Access real-time payer portals to verify accuracy in authorization ID entered in AWARDS
- Verify and confirm appropriate diagnosis and procedure coding as per clinical documentation
- Navigate payee websites/portals to keep track payments or denials
- Works closely with co-workers to analyze and identify issues
- Calling insurance companies to research the reason for denials
- Post payments in AWARDS database
REQUIREMENTS:
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Must be able to work independently and with a team
Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.