POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
General Duties:
The Billing Clerk position is primarily responsible for the collection, verification, and manual entry of daily patient encounter/billing information into the MCHC Practice Management Information System. The person in this position must be organized, attentive to detail, and be proficient at keying large amounts of data into the system.
Specific Duties
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Works in harmony with the Billing Director, Assistant Billing Director, fellow Billing Clerks, and other MCHC employees by exhibiting a positive attitude and a commitment to MCHC’s mission, vision, and values.
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Understands organizational goals and performs job duties in a manner consistent with those goals.
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Collects all daily transaction receipts with collected encounter forms and promptly reports and discrepancies to the Director of Billing and Collections.
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Swiftly and accurately posts charges and/or payments by keying information to the proper account in the Practice Management Information System.
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Maintains a record of all billing information (e.g. encounter forms, payment receipts, explanation of benefits/coordination of benefits letters, etc.).
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Participates in all staff educational and in-service training programs as required by the Director of Billing and Collections.
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Follows, at all times, established organizational safety/security-related policies and procedures, federal OSHA guidelines and JCSHO standards.
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Demonstrates acceptable professional conduct, interpersonal and communication skills with patients, peers, and other healthcare professionals.
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Maintains patient and staff confidentiality.
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Demonstrates reliability and dependability in meeting work schedules, the fulfillment of responsibilities and commitments in daily attendance, punctuality, productivity, and efficiency.
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Maintains awareness of new information applicable to the position’s duties and responsibilities (e.g. policies, meeting minutes, procedures, memoranda, protocols, etc.).
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires compliance with Health Center’s compliance standards, including its Standards of Conduct, Compliance Program, and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.
Physical Requirements:
The primary portion of work is in a well-lit, ventilated, and air-conditioned facility. It may require prolonged, extensive sitting/standing. Position may require stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, and/or use of tactile information. The individual must be able to express ideas or exchange thoughts by means of talking, hearing, reading, and/or writing. The individual should have motor coordination, manual dexterity, finger dexterity, eye-hand-foot coordination. This position may include transporting objects and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
This position requires a high school diploma or the equivalent (GED). Data entry experience, healthcare billing experience is strongly desired. The preferred candidate will have previous healthcare billing/accounting experience, Medical Coding and Billing certification and CCA Certification. The position also requires skills in typing and knowledge of general office equipment.
