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Founded in 1974, West Coast Retina has become one of the nation’s most respected vitreoretinal practices. Our state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatment services focus primarily on retinal detachments, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy, along with an on-going roster of vitreoretinal based ophthalmic studies. West Coast Retina is rare in that it hosts a 2-year retina fellowship, and annual provider conferences with nationwide reach, allowing us to educate the next generation of high-caliber retina physicians.
Our 5 offices, across the Bay Area, provide extensible reach to our greater patient population, allowing them to obtain care without a costly and lengthy commute. Staff enjoys access to amazing benefits and support programs, as well as opportunities for career advancement and personal development.
Description
Under the direction of the Finance Director and Revenue Cycle Supervisor, responsible for the accurate billing and reconciliation of patient medical claims. As a trainee, the Specialist will learn the necessary foundation to successfully function in a Medical Billing office, including charge posting, claims scrubbing, payment reconciliation, account mediation, collections processing, and alternative coverage processing.
Responsibilities
- Verifies insurance status for scheduled patients. Contacting patients with expired or unlisted coverage to determine what benefits may be available.
- Check and correct bills and accounts for numerical accuracy and proper coding
- Post service claims into Practice Management system
- Verify forms and accounts for completeness and accuracy
- Review paid, denied, and rejected claims for accuracy and corrections
- Process appeals for denied claims
- Post payments from various funding sources
- Track and reconcile daily performance for the ‘Shift Report’
- Act as resource or subject matter expert for same day services: urgent authorizations, alternative coverage processing, A/R flags
- Prepare HCFA billing to third-party insurances
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to pass a background-check
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- WPM: 55
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- After school
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work setting:
- Call center
- Clinic
- Medical office
- Private practice
- Remote
- Telehealth
Work Location: Remote
