Medical Billing Clerk

Chatham Emergency Services has an immediate opening for a medical billing clerk. The candidate will work with a team of other medical billers to process ambulance claims, medical record request, posting payments to patients accounts and deposits. The medical billing clerk is responsible for reviewing researching and assisting with billing ambulance claims. Completes and verifies ICD-10 coding. The medical billing team works with a third party billing company to ensure all patients accounts are recorded accurately. The medical billing clerk works under the direction of senior team members and the finance director.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Managing patient accounts and preparing invoices.
• Inputting patient information and maintaining up-to-date records of patient data using computer software.
• Works with third party collection agency for all outstanding patient accounts
• Performing administrative tasks such as answering phone calls and responding to emails.
• Process medical record requests for patients and third parties (including insurance companies)
• Review ambulance reports for billing purposes
• Post payments to accounts
• Review all certificates of medical necessity
• Works closely with third party billing company to ensure all claims are processed in an efficient manner
• Processes payments and deposits
• Assist patients and vendors with billing questions and concerns

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in
  written, oral, or diagram form;
• Ability to attend HIPPA training classes
• Ability to calculate basic mathematical figures and amounts
• Ability to convey and receive detailed or important information and instructions to and from the general public
• Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of communication;
• Ability to operate a computer and windows applications
• Ability to work independently and without supervision;
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals;
• Knowledge of ICD-9/10 and HCPC medical coding manual;
• Knowledge of insurance billing laws and requirements;
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures, bookkeeping principles;
• Knowledge understanding of EMS billing software;
• Skill in interpersonal, oral and written communication

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit; use
hands to finger, grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The
employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or
crawl. Lifting, moving, pushing or pulling up to 10 pounds does not generally occur. Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and
ability to adjust focus. Heavy computer data entry. Sustained movements of the wrists, hands
and/or fingers in typing or otherwise working primarily with the fingers rather than the whole
hand or arm.

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in
  written, oral, or diagram form;
• Ability to attend HIPPA training classes
• Ability to calculate basic mathematical figures and amounts
• Ability to convey and receive detailed or important information and instructions to and from the general public
• Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of communication;
• Ability to operate a computer and windows applications
• Ability to work independently and without supervision;
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals;
• Knowledge of ICD-9/10 and HCPC medical coding manual;
• Knowledge of insurance billing laws and requirements;
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures, bookkeeping principles;
• Knowledge understanding of EMS billing software;
• Skill in interpersonal, oral and written communication

Accountability: This employee is responsible for accuracy in medical record filing. Employee
does not have budgetary authority or responsibility of the department.

Supervision: Limited supervision is provided in this position. Job related decisions may be
reviewed by the supervisor. Employee does not have responsibility over subordinate personnel.

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