Biller Trainee

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Biller Trainee

This position is responsible for reviewing and posting charges, resolving failed claims and rejections, posting payments and adjustments, timely processing of secondary insurance, processing denials, bimonthly rebills, following up with insurance companies on accounts not paid, customer service, and collections of private past due accounts. This position is also responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of all third-party insurance, Medicaid, and private pay including special programs. This position will work under the guidance of a Billing Specialist for the duties and responsibilities listed below. The assigned “trainer” will be overseeing training and auditing work performed by the “trainee”.

Key Responsibilities

Import, review and post all medical, dental, and behavioral health charges. Process all medical, dental, behavioral health, and special programs encounter forms

Process all missing encounters

Adjust sliding fee discounts according to the sliding fee policy.

Process all clean claims and correct and process all failed and rejected claims. Follow-up with insurance companies on claim correction questions or on outstanding accounts

Correct and rebill patient accounts billed with the incorrect insurance, plan or no insurance • Correct all denied claims and rebill using the appropriate method (VRE, Portal, PM, ect…)

Follow-up on any mailed Medicare claim returns and paper generated denials • Import, review and post all payments, adjustments, or transfer of balances Assign all unassigned payments and prepayments to the appropriate patient account.

Process all secondary insurance claims

Assist patients by answering questions about their account, resolving billing issues, processing payments, and appropriately updating the patient’s account

Qualifications

This position requires a basic understanding of accounts receivable management in a healthcare setting. Soft skill requirements are strong customer service, analytical thinking, attention to detail, problem solving, time management and organization, active listening and communication skills are essential to this position. This position requires an ability to prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously in an occasionally stressful environment. Also required are general computer skills, typing skills and preferably a working knowledge of Medicare Compliance, OSHA and HIPAA

Sea Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offer a competitive benefit s package.

Starting Wage: $21.30 per hour

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year 10 paid Holidays.
• We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment.

Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.

Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link.