Insurance Biller

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Insurance Biller ensures the accurate and timely completion of duties related to the billing of all hospital and home health claims assigned to the appropriate carrier: pursues collection of all claims in a timely manner until payment is made by insurance carriers ensuring payment variances are reviewed and resolved according to policy.   Acts as a patient advocate with departmental and hospital staff, insurance carriers and patients in order to resolve billing issues and promote customer satisfaction.  Assists with projects as needed.

• Superior customer service skills including oral, written, and listening skills in dealing with patients, physicians’ office staff, co-workers, and payers.
• Has good organizational skills and flexibility.
• Ability to make reasonable independent decisions in the absence of immediate direct supervision that stay within hospital and department guidelines.
• Works as a team player assisting co-workers during periods of peak workloads and short staffing. 
• Must possess the ability to multi-task and reprioritize workload in order to meet deadlines.
• 30 CWPM Data entry, ten-key skills required, basic filling skills, alphabetic, numeric and basic math skills required.
• Ability to interpret contract and rate sheets for insurance.