Medical Biller/receptionist - West Orange, United States - Spiro Plastic Surgey, LLC

Description

Plastic surgery practice seeking a responsible, outgoing, and highly-motivated medical biller with receptionist duties. Coding experience preferred.

Duties include providing excellent customer service to our patients, support to our physician, managers and employees, assisting in all daily office needs, and managing our company's general administrative activities.

This role will provide direct support to the Billing Manager in all aspects of billing. Reliability and flexibility with scheduling are a necessity for this position.


Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Greeting patients for their appointments and assisting them with check-out, processing financial transactions
• Scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining physician schedules, preparing reports and maintaining appropriate filing systems
• Preparing and maintaining charts, including preparing medical records requests
• Maintaining confidentiality and abiding by HIPAA
• Communicate and collaborate with other physician offices
• Initiate conversations with physician for collaboration and guidance on scheduling including resolution of scheduling conflicts
• Communicating with teammates on evolving scheduling changes
• Document conversations with patients, physicians, and staff
• Competently use practice management software, Microsoft Word and Excel, and billing websites (including Navinet and Availity)
• Interpret Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) and be able to discuss and explain EOBs with patients
• Review documentation and assign ICD10 and CPT codes
• Run eligibility and benefits for patients as well as helping to educate patients on their insurance benefits
• Completing prior authorizations
• Process claims with timely submission and followup on outstanding claims, denials, and appeals
• Sending patient statements
• Educating and providing support to other coordinators
• Other duties as assigned

Skills Required:

• Proven experience as a medical biller/coder with strong background in customer service
• Medical terminology, plastic surgery experience strongly preferred
• Knowledge of office management systems and procedures
• Working knowledge of office equipment, like printers, fax machines, and scanners and able to troubleshoot as necessary
• Competency in MS Office (MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, in particular)
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work
• Attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask
• Abide by HIPAA and OSHA standards
• Able to sit 5075% of work day
• Able to stand and walk 25%50% of work day
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Punctuality, attendance, and reliability
• Minimum of Associate's Degree preferred

If you feel that you would be a match for our team, please submit your resume and cover letter and the office will reach out to you if we feel that your qualifications match our needs.

Pay:
From $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week


Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Office

Experience:

- billing and coding: 2 years (required)

• Medical terminology: 2 years (required)

Ability to Commute:

• West Orange, NJ required)

Work Location:
In person