Billing Clerk

at  MEDICENTRES CANADA INC

Position Title: Billing Clerk
Department: Finance
Job Location: Ontario – Newmarket (In Office)
Reports to: Controller
Date Last Updated: July 2024

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience and understanding of OHIP billing is required.
• Basic understanding of the flow of healthcare billing methods is considered an asset.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Software.
• Professional and mature approach to customer service.
• Strong organizational skills and aptitude in numbers/statistics.
• Detail oriented and analytical.
• Ability to manage and prioritize project work.
• Aptitude for understanding databases, system flows and processes.

Education/ Certifications

• Post-Secondary degree or diploma in finance or a related field.

JOB PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Controller, the Billing Clerk is responsible for supporting the Medicentres billing process, including but not limited to supporting Ontario physician payment and OHIP billing.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Physician Support/ Billing:

• Provide physicians with billing support and training as required.
• Review and assist newly hired physicians in completing required documentation for credentialing and enrollment with OHIP group billing.
• Identify trends or patterns in coding errors or billing discrepancies and recommend process improvements or corrective actions as needed.
• Responsible for developing automated algorithms to continuously monitor physician billing habits to assist this position in providing communication plans to physicians.
• Continuous learning for changes to billing rules around provincial health
• Meets with individual physicians to discuss opportunities to improve billing.
• Provides communication to physicians and operations regarding billing changes and updates.
• Backup for vacation coverage, focusing specifically on Physician payroll, WCB claim submission and third-party invoice processing.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Other:

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the Ontario Physicians.
• Support physician onboarding and training on billing procedures.
• And other duties as assigned.