Medical Billing and Coding Specialist

MEDICAL BILLING-CODING SPECIALIST

Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia (BJISG) is a well-established, busy orthopaedic practice serving over 18 counties in Southeast Georgia. With four locations, eight healthcare providers, and over 70 employees, BJISG is a leading employer with a collaborative team environment. The practice offers a competitive salary and benefits package to all full-time employees, including health insurance and a 401(k).

Our mission at the Bone & Joint Institute is to offer our patients the finest orthopaedic care available and consider it a privilege to be trusted with their care. We pride ourselves on being a great place to practice orthopaedic medicine, a great place for employees to work, and a great place for patients to receive care.

TheMedical Billing and Coding Specialist performs all phases of Medical Billing, including charge entry, claims submission, rejections, payment posting, denial management, patient and insurance accounts receivable follow-up, and patient statements and collections. Provide superior customer service at each interaction, with team members, with patients, with insurance representatives. Research unpaid A/R, determine if claim was billed correctly, appeal claims, research unposted payments, file corrected claims, contact insurance companies when necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Applicant must live in Georgia
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum eighteen months experience working in a private physician practice: Orthopaedic surgery highly preferred.

• Minimum of 1-3 years’ experience in medical coding preferred; medical coding/billing certificate or degree highly encouraged
• Front desk experience a plus
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS
• Experience with or ability to learn Microsoft teams to communicate with internal team
• Knowledge of various practice management and word processing software. Ability to easily learn a new PMS required.

• Access to dedicated home office workspace, including reliable high-speed internet
• Great interpersonal skills – ability to communicate cheerfully across all levels
• Enjoys a good challenge and derives joy from getting a difficult claim paid
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills and is tenacious
• Ability to handle multiple tasks/assignments/projects independently working in a fast-paced environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

• All phases of Medical Billing, including charge entry, claims submission, rejections, payment posting, denial management, patient and insurance accounts receivable follow-up, and patient statements and collections
• Provide superior customer service at each interaction, with team members, with patients, with client staff

• Research unpaid A/R, determine if claim was billed correctly, appeal claims, research unposted payments, file corrected claims, contact insurance companies when necessary
• A/R cleanup, identify if accounts need to be written off, sent to collections, etc.
• Generate revenue cycle reports
• Other projects as necessary