Billing Clerk

Responsible for all patient billing, processing payments, minimizing bad debt and improving cash flow in a timely manner. Reports directly to the COO and manages the overall health of the companys receivables.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactorily.
• Each category will be assessed on performance measurements of appropriateness, efficiency, effectiveness, and timeliness.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key functions.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Seek out external resources through conferences, workshops, etc. as necessary.
• Share professional knowledge with hospital staff, board members, and administrator.
• Comply with HIPAA regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to the hospitals philosophy, mission, and policies and procedures.
• Support the hospitals goals and objectives, especially those relating to Quality Assurance / Performance/Improvement (QAPI)

Interpersonal Skills:

• Demonstrates active listening techniques.
• Gains support through effective relationships.
• Treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in care and use of patient and hospital property.
• Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity and individuality of each patient in all interactions.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to the needs of patients by complying with hospital policies. v

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a thorough general knowledge and understanding of billing clerk functions.
• Must also possess general knowledge of federal and state laws pertaining to billing.
• Must have ability to work effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Must be a self-starter with good people and communication skills. Attention to detail is essential.
• Must maintain confidentiality of all personnel matters.
• Previous experience with billing.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Preferred 1-year exposure in a healthcare environment.

Licensure/Certification:

• BLS Certification
• Language Skills
• English is the primary language of the Hospital.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of board members, managers, physicians, clients, customers, employees, and the public.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute ratio, percent, rate, as well as the ability to create and interpret graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.