[Hiring] Billing and Posting Specialist REMOTE

­­Position: Billing and Posting Specialist

Date posted: 2024-10-09

Industry: Healthcare

Employment type: Full Time

Experience:   5 years                              

Qualification: High school diploma or equivalent.

Location: Tucson, AZ, United States, REMOTE

Company: Acadia Healthcare

Description:

Remote – Billing and Posting Specialist

Tucson, AZ

Overview

Sierra Tucson, a world renowned residential treatment center, is seeking an full time Poster to work remotely for our Central Business Office.

SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday; Dayshift

 Benefits of working at Sierra Tucson: Residential Treatment Center:

• Three medical plan levels, dental and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Basic Life/AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Insurance
• 401k with Company match
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Employee Discount Program
• Generous PTO, Sick Time, paid holidays and professional development reimbursement
• Salary dependent on a candidate’s experience and qualifications ***

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for billing all patient claims in a timely manner.
• Review claims issues, make corrections as needed, and rebill. Utilize claims clearing house to review and correct claims and to resubmit electronically when available.
• Responsible for evaluating bill cycles and changing/updating when necessary.
• Responsible for printing daily billing reports – both electronic and paper claims. Monitor validation percent.
• Work daily claims rejection lists.
• Responsible for posting insurance and patient payments, contractuals, and all other adjustments.
• Review explanation of benefits to ascertain that claim processed and paid correctly. If processed incorrectly provide detail information to collector for follow up.
• Complete adjustment forms if any adjustments need to be made to an account and attach all supporting documentation.
• Prorate patient accounts and monitor that balance due is in the correct financial class.
• Maintain daily cash log noting any variances on a daily basis.
• Gathers and interprets data from system and understands appropriate course of action to take and initiates time-sensitive and strategic steps resulting in payment.

Qualifications

Standard Expectations:

• Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality.
• Communicate clearly and effectively to person(s) receiving services and their family members, guests and other members of the health care team.
• Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintains them over time.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5 years of job-related experience, preferred.
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office; especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of office administration procedures with the ability to operate most standard office equipment.
• Ability to work professionally with sensitive, proprietary data & information while maintaining confidentiality.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact effectively and professionally with individuals at all levels; both internal and external.
• Exercises sound judgment in responding to inquiries; understands when to route inquiries to next level.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational skills and superior attention to detail.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously within inflexible time frames. Ability to adapt to frequent priority changes.
• Capable of working within established policies, procedures and practices prescribed by the organization.
• English sufficient to provide and receive instructions/directions.
• Licenses/Designations/Certifications

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.