Medical Biller at TEKsystems
Melville, NY 11747
About the Job
Overview:
As a Medical Biller for a leading Health Network you will have the opportunity to work directly in a corporate office communicating directly with Patients, Insurance, and medical providers. This PERMANENT opportunity opens the door to room for growth and advancement both personally and professionally.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Verifying accuracy of patient insurance and demographic information.
- Perform follow up on all outstanding accounts assigned in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Place Out Bound Calls to Insurance for Status of Outstanding Claims.
- Analyze Remittance/Explanation of Benefits.
- Submit Appeals for Denials and/or Underpayments.
- Determine Patient Responsibility.
- Verify Insurance Coverage, Contact Guarantor Regarding Insurance Discrepancies.
- Strong communication, documentation, follow up, analytical and computer skill sets.
- Familiarity with the Epic System, preferred. Ability to accurately update patient accounts, update insurance information, initiate insurance billing.
- Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid Governmental Benefits & Regulations.
- Strong knowledge of Medical Insurance Coverages.
- Submit Primary/Secondary Insurance and follow-up on same.
- Performs other job related duties, as required and assigned.
Skills:
- Invoicing
- Medicaid & Medicare
- Collection
- Payment posting
- CPT coding
- icd-10
- Accounts receivable
- Physician Billing
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
- Bilingual Preferred
- 1-2 Years prior Physician Billing experience, including carrier follow up.
- Knowledge of EPIC, preferred.
- Knowledge of HIPAA.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task with strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and accept direction.
- Participation in all educational activities, seminars and webinars.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.