What are the responsibilities and job description for the Billing Specialist position at University Orthopedics?
Job Title: Billing Specialist
Reports to: Billing Manager
This is a Float position and travel is required.
General Summary of Duties: Certified Professional Coder preferred, needed for a large orthopedic practice in Providence, RI and Mansfield, MA.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Researches all information needed to complete billing process including posting payments into practice management system
- Follow up on claims, including tracking denials, resolving underpayments in a timely manner, managing refunds, and filing appeals
- Assist with answering billing calls
- Additional duties as assigned by the Manager to meet department needs
Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years of billing experience in a health care organization, CPT and ICD-10 knowledge, aging and collection processing.
- Orthopedics surgical billing experience preferred
- Interpersonal skills to deal effectively with patients, physicians, and staff
- Organizational skills to schedule time appropriately
- Ability to follow collection account to a successful conclusion
- Knowledge of third-party billing and other collection skills
- Must be able to travel to all sites if/when necessary.