Medical Billing Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Job Title: Medical Billing Specialist, full-time

General summary of duties: Responsible for assisting the Billing Manager with the full revenue cycle of the organization including billing, charges, denials, adjustments, and reimbursements. Preferably, we would like candidates to be living in Flagstaff. For the right candidate, who is skilled and meeting all of the Requirements, we may consider a Biller who may live in the Phoenix or Phoenix-metro area.

Pay: $19 - $23.50

Location: Flagstaff Clinic Business Office

Schedule: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Responsibilities include:

• Timely claims processing for multiple providers

• Work claims and claim denials to ensure maximum reimbursement for all services

• Heavy phone volumes, assist patients with questions, collect payments and discuss payment options

• Assist providers and staff with billing questions

• Patient payment data entry

• Evaluate insurance requests

• Perform other related tasks and duties that may develop as the job evolves

Position Requirements:

• Knowledge of Explanation of Benefits (EOB)

• 1-2 years experience working as a medical biller

• Must be familiar with current coding trends, including ICD-10

• Must be able to help work claim denials and identify denial trends

• Experience with MS Office and Athena EMR helpful

• Must have excellent customer service skills

• Outstanding teamwork attitude with excellent interpersonal communication skills

• Must believe in a patient-centered approach to healthcare

• Must have clear/concise verbal and written communication skills

• Work at an efficient and fast pace

• Must be self-motivated

• Must be highly organized and have excellent attention to detail

• Skills in exercising initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives

• Computer literacy and familiarity with the operations of basic office equipment

FBJ offers the following benefit programs (for full-time employees):

• Medical Insurance – Blue Cross Blue Shield of AZ (must work 30 hrs / week or more)
• Health Savings Account (H.S.A.)
• Voluntary Dental Insurance
• Voluntary Vision Insurance
• Telehealth medical care through BCBS
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Group life insurance in the amount of $50,000
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• 401k & 401k ROTH Retirement plan with Pension Plan * After 1 year
• Eight paid days off for holidays
• Paid Time Off: 80 hours of PTO in your first year, with 120 hours provided to you on your anniversary date

Notes about our benefit programs:

• Medical benefits begin the first of the month following 60 days
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Annually, FBJ contributes the equivalent of $448 monthly to each employee’s medical insurance premium to offset the cost
• FBJ contributes the entire premium for $50k of group term life insurance
• $500 credit to be used at FBJ, if you or your family needs care with us
• Positions working less then 40 hrs / week will have pro-rated PTO amounts
• Finalization of hiring is contingent on a clear background check.

Group Information- Flagstaff Bone and Joint, PLLC:

• We are a well-established, private practice providing quality musculoskeletal care to Northern Arizona since 1978.
• Our center strives to provide state-of-the-art care along with comprehensive medical education and superior customer service.
• We have a competent team of staff with a supportive atmosphere and brand-new clinic and ambulatory surgical center facilities.
• We have several Arizona clinic locations: Cottonwood, Flagstaff and Kingman.
• Our center provides integrated ancillary services for patient convenience including digital x-ray, ultrasound, custom bracing, durable medical equipment, EMG/nerve conduction studies, and occupational and physical therapy. FBJ Core Ideology: Always respect patients’ time and money while fostering a culture of excellence.
• 100+ (awesome) employees