Billing Representative - Temporary Position at INDEPENDENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT LLC

Sacramento, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Jun, 26

Salary

27.93

Posted On

19 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Claims Research, Appeals, Athena Health Collector/Clinicals, Telephone Answering, Medical Terminology, CPT, ICD-10, Medical Billing Procedures, Medi-Cal, Medicare, Worker’s Compensation, HMO/PPO Insurance, Collection Procedures, In-patient Billing, Out-patient Billing, Verbal Communication

Industry

Medical Practices

Description

Description Pulmonary Medicine Associates (PMA) has been treating patients in the greater Sacramento area since 1973 and is a unique and exciting place to work. With specialties that include critical care, infectious disease, palliative care, pulmonology, pediatric pulmonology, sleep medicine, and travel medicine, we are a busy practice with over 70 providers and 2 outpatient clinic locations. PMA currently has a Temporary full-time Billing Representative position available. This temporary position is Monday-Friday for 90 days from start date. Please visit our website at www.pmamed.com to learn more. PMA is an equal opportunity employer. Duties Include: · Performs claims research, appeals and related follow up using Athena Health Collector/Clinicals. · Follows up on accounts until no balance or turned over for collection. · Assists with answering the telephone and provides information as requested. · Performs other work as required. Requirements Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: · High school diploma or GED. · CPC required · Three plus years related work experience in a medical billing environment preferred. · Knowledge of medical terminology, including CPT and ICD-10. · Knowledge of medical billing procedures, coding, Medi-Cal, Medicare, worker’s compensation and HMO/PPO insurance programs. · Knowledge of self pay and collection procedures. · Knowledge of in-patient and out-patient professional billing. · Excellent phone etiquette and verbal communication skills. · Strong computer skills, including Excel and Word proficiency, and strong math skills. · Strong customer service skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, patients and the general public. · Strong detail orientation, ability to perform research and ability to examine documents for accuracy and completeness. · Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. · Ability to work independently and juggle multiple priorities. · Must be able to accurately type 45 WPM. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Must be able to work in a climate controlled, office environment. Sit for extended periods of time. Ability to read and write in order to process paperwork. Manual dexterity needed for keyboarding and other repetitive office tasks. Vision must be good or corrected to normal to perform normal job duties. Hearing must be good to have the ability to understand information to perform job duties.

Responsibilities

The representative will perform claims research, appeals, and follow-up using Athena Health, ensuring accounts are resolved or turned over for collection. Duties also include assisting with telephone inquiries and performing other required work.