Billing Specialist

Food+Body Wisdom is a local, female owned and clinician-led eating disorder treatment facility in the University District of Seattle, Washington that offers Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensive Outpatient Program and very limited outpatient services. Radically Open Dialectical Therapy, Exercise+Sport programming and clinic wide weight-inclusive practices are infused throughout our treatment. With Opal’s founders and clinical leadership team being experienced clinicians and closely involved in the day to day treatment, staff are able to learn from experienced clinicians and see the integration of these unique treatment offerings in a higher level of care setting.

What can you expect with our RO DBT treatment?

RO DBT is the foundational treatment approach offered to our clients, as evidenced by specialized groups created and led by Dr. Lexi Giblin, who is intensively trained in RO DBT and an RO DBT Alumni Senior Clinician. RO DBT skills classes, meal support approach, self-inquiry group, and more offer clients a wrap around RO DBT treatment experience. Opal staff have the regular opportunity to learn about RO DBT through our internal training program called The School of RO and apply their knowledge by co-leading groups and supporting clients through an RO DBT lens.

What can you expect with our Exercise+Sport approach?

We offer regular and robust programming for ALL of our clients to explore their relationship with exercise, sport and movement. We offer individual exercise experientials for all of our clients as well as specific groups to address relationship with movement. Staff interested and trained to be part of this programming is supervised by co-founder Kara Bazzi who has 20 years of experience and expertise in integrating relationship with movement into eating disorder care.

What can you expect with our weight-inclusive care?

As a clinic that was founded in 2012 on Health at Every Size principles and continually informed by weight-inclusivity and the Anti-Diet movement, we aim for systemic and individual application of a non-diet and non-weight based approach to food and body. Staff can expect to have a work environment that celebrates body diversity and freedom with food. Clinical learning opportunities abound in group and individual therapy where our understanding is stretched about how to effectively deliver inclusive eating disorder treatment that can lead to healing for individuals in all sized bodies.

Our facilities:

Our passionate staff come together, in a newly renovated facility, to support our clients by offering a warm healing environment for the hard work of eating disorder recovery. Staff are able to enjoy work spaces that are fully furnished, with bright daylight, comfortable furniture, and modern technology.

As a member of Opal’s staff you would have opportunities to showcase your strengths and work alongside a staff that is innovative and passionate about the application of RODBT, weight-inclusive practices, and exercise+sport in eating disorder treatment.

Job Title: Part-Time Billing Specialist

Responsibilities:

Billing Specialist Responsibilities:

• Submit primary and secondary insurance claims for outpatient, PHP, and IOP visits
• Process auto-debit payments
• Assist in monthly billing statement review
• Track expired credit cards on file
• Collaborate with other members of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary staff
• Ensure client credit card authorizations are active and on file
• Follow up on CMD tasks
  • Monitor and address CMD dashboard (rejections, denials, etc) issues
• Address claim denials with insurance companies
• Respond to phone and email billing inquiries
• Set up payment plans and follow payment plan policy with clients
• Charge lodging fees weekly
• Follow maximum balance policy for outpatients
• Check insurance eligibility, benefits, and coverage for clients
• Create financial agreements for client review and signature
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor/manager

Data Systems Responsibilities:

• Create databases as needed for the Opal system
• Support maintenance of Opal's EHR
• Support staff in creation of data organization and data efficiencies
• Support data collection and reporting for Opal surveys and research
• Other data management duties as assigned
• Help to monitor and organize Google drive

Requirements:

• Experience with KIPU EHR and Collaborate MD (CMD) strongly preferred
• Excellent computer and organizational skills
• Excellent writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Live, behave and talk in a way that reflects a non-diet, non-weight biased relationship with food and body
• Exhibit a high degree of confidentiality and personal boundary setting
• Experience in the mental health and/or eating disorder field desired
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow through on complicated duties
• Strong skills in managing multiple tasks simultaneously

Hours:

• Part-time, hourly, Mon-Fri
• $20.00 - $34.28/hr

Vaccines:

All Opal staff are required to be fully vaccinated with either a two-shot series of an mRNA vaccine or the one-shot J&J vaccine along with a booster of an mRNA vaccine if it has been the recommended length of time from your last vaccination. As the CDC updates its recommendation on boosters, we ask our staff to comply with the most current recommendations regarding vaccinations and boosters. Opal will honor religious accommodations requests under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and medical accommodations via the American Disabilities Act.

Opal’s Aspiration: To contribute to a world where all are able to live fully with freedom

Opal’s Vision: To inspire cultural change regarding food, body, movement and mental health

Opal’s Mission: To free people from diet culture by offering eating disorder treatment for food, body and exercise concerns

Staff Values: Better Together. Curiosity and Learning. Do it. Self-Inquiry. Repeat. Change the Script.