Medical Billing Specialist Quad City Gastroenterology (15052) - 2.6 Moline, IL Job Details Full-time $17.78 - $21.78 an hour 1 day ago Benefits Health savings account AD&D insurance Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Employee assistance program Vision insurance Employee discount Life insurance Pet insurance Qualifications Medicare Managed care Customer service HIPAA Workers' compensation insurance knowledge High school diploma or GED Healthcare privacy protection Health information regulatory compliance Contracts Medicaid Productivity software Medical terminology Medical debt collection accounts Collections account management Patient collections management Full Job Description Quad City Gastroenterology is hiring a full time Billing Specialist! Welcome to Quad City Gastroenterology At Quad City Gastroenterology, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our facility is accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Billing Specialist at Quad City Gastroenterology The Billing Specialist is responsible for overseeing the entire billing process for patient accounts, from submitting all billings to insurance in a timely manner, to working with our coding specialist to ensure that all cases are coded correctly, leading monthly coding audits, and taking the lead role in driving insurance collections. Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Electronically submit patient procedure bills to third party payers Perform timely and accurate postings of payments received from third party payers and/or patients Perform timely and accurate processing of all rejected and denied claims submitted to third party payers Contact insurance companies to collect outstanding payments Monitor and collection of AR aging Knowledge of how to interpret a managed care contract, Medicare and Medicaid, and Workers Compensation claims is a must Identification of accounts that have been either under or over paid Issuing credit balance information either to the insurance carrier or the patient Excellent communication and negotiation skills Ability to work independently and interdependently with other business office staff

Required Skills:

High School Diploma or equivalency At least 3 years of experience in medical billings, with an extensive knowledge of claims reimbursement and collection efforts for Managed Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers Comp, Commercial plans, etc. Extensive knowledge of billing, collections and reimbursement of claims processing Fluent in medical terminology and CPT codes Ability to work independently Organization, time management and task prioritization abilities Ability to be discreet and maintain the security of patient information Excellent verbal & written communication skills and interpersonal skills Excellent customer service skills, always demonstrating professionalism Comfortable utilizing critical thinking skills Proficient with Microsoft Office products Understanding of healthcare specific policies, such as HIPAA regulations

Pay Range:

$17.78/hr - 21.78/hr (Wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual's qualifications and experience.) Benefits USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status: Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) - Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year. 401k retirement plan Paid holidays Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance. Who We Are At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner. USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population. #LI-CT1