Medical Billing Specialist

at  Avenir Behavioral Health Center

DEPARTMENT - Administration
REPORTS TO - Executive Director
FLSA STATUS - Non-Exempt
WORK SCHEDULE - Variable hours (may include some weekend and holiday hours)

POSITION SUMMARY

Manages all Business Office and Accounting processes at the facility and acts as the liaison between the facility and corporate financial operations:
Business Office (admissions, discharges, insurance/payor verification, financial counseling, charge entry, billing, collections, denials)
Accounting (purchasing, invoicing, various logs)
Responsible for the accuracy of the accounts receivable patient set-up.
Facilitates patient evaluation and admission by providing a variety of administrative and clerical tasks.
Interacts daily with Intake, Utilization Review, Nursing, Social Services, Medical Records Departments as well as the Centralized Business Office (CBO), and facility CEO.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
EXPERIENCE - Minimum of three to five years of business office and medical billing experience, preferably in a healthcare behavioral health setting. Excellent math, Microsoft Excel, customer service, and communication skills. Working knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid and insurance verification process

Please refer the Job description for details