Medical Billing and Coding Specialist

Medical Billing & Coding Specialist

Job Description

Hopefield Healthcare Services is searching for a Medical Billing and Coding Specialist to work inside the office on a part-time basis. Hopefield is a mental health clinic focusing on addiction medicine, Spravato, TMS and counseling/therapy for adolescents and adults. Located at 30 Sandstone Circle, Jackson, TN; Hopefield provides specialized services for patients that suffer from mental health issues. Virtual visits are available. Hopefield is searching for a highly skilled individual to transition Billing and build a framework for in-house billing.

Skills

• Experience with MS Office 365, EMR and other technology platforms as needed.
• Excellent communication with insurance companies and all parties as needed.
• Send billing statements to patients and reconcile accounts.
• Verify copays and deductibles for patients.
• Post payments and denials.
• File secondary claims properly.
• Experience collaborating with EAP and insurance companies to ensure proper payments.
• Assist management with tracking of data for reconciliation of accounts.
• Produce reports for management.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Time management mindset.
• Ability to transition from one billing company to in-house billing.
• Self motivated to accomplish tasks and projects as a self-starter with little guidance.

Knowledge

• Medical Billing and Coding.
• Ability to reconcile and track claims for proper payment and for denials.
• Coordinate with all office staff, management, insurance companies and patients.
• Understand importance of HIPPA.
• Medical terminology, ICD-10 and HCSPCS codes.
• Rules and regulations of billing.
• Compliance with all standards and best practices for Billing and Coding.
• Understand HIPAA compliance is of the utmost importance.
• Insurance credentialing a plus.

Requirements

• Two to four years of experience in Medical Billing and Coding.
• Mental health billing experience preferred.
• HS Diploma or GED required.
• Certification from an accredited institution for coding and billing preferred.
• Associate’s degree or other post-secondary education preferred.
• EMR experience required.
• Office Ally experience preferred; however, experience with EMR’s acceptable.
• Ability to understand the importance of being a leader, not just an employee.
• Understand EAP and track number of visits per patient’s insurance.
• Understand importance of timely filing of all claims.
• Excellent communication and collaborative mindset with all parties involved.
• Must pass a urine drug screen test and fingerprinting.
• Ability to identify correct billing claims and correct any discrepancies.
• Fill in for staff as needed.
• Complete training per compliance on a yearly basis.
• Complete EMR training to fully understand the system/database of insurance claims.

Benefits

• Healthcare & mental health insurance coverage
• PTO accumulation
• Paid holidays

Equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Jackson, TN 38305: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• ICD-10: 1 year (Preferred)
• ICD10: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person