Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identifies procedures and principal diagnosis performed on each patient and properly codes each procedure.
• Prepares batch for dates of services, posts, balances and closes for the day.
• Submits charges on patient accounts to correct payer based on the verified insurance information. Performs re-bills to insurance payers and patients as needed and supplies additional information as requested.
• Updates charge master for new/deleted procedure or diagnosis codes
• Is knowledgeable about current coding conventions and applicable state and federal laws as they pertain to billing, coding and consents.
• Backs up Accounts Receivable representative.
• Receives, screens, and routes incoming calls in a professional manner.
• Informs Business Office Manager of applicable day-to-day situations.
• Follows employee health, safety, personnel, and staffing policies.
• Successfully works as a team member.
• Shall be flexible, reliable, productive, patient-oriented and self-motivated.
• Must have experience in medical billing for an Ambulatory Surgical Facility

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual shall be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Skills

Job Behavior: This person shall be able to communicate directly and professionally. Shall be flexible, reliable, productive, patient-oriented and self-motivated. Avoids being involved in gossip spreading or conversations that promote discord of staff members. Maintains professional conduct and appearance.

Requirements Qualification Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills using proper English grammar.
• Minimum 2 years of billing experience for Ambulatory Surgical Center.
• Familiar with patient accounting software.
• Ability to read and understand insurance explanations of benefits and managed care contracts
• Knowledge of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Outlook.
• Basic Coding Knowledge for an Ambulatory Surgical Center

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, QUALIFICATION, EDUCATIONAL AND /OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: High school diploma or equivalent. Healthcare background preferred. Minimum two years of related experience and/or training. Or Equivalent combination of education and experience. Accounting and math skills. Computer competency. Reasoning ability. Basic coding knowledge.

Required Experience

PREVIOUS MEDICAL BILLING EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Previous ASC billing a plus.

Experience and/or Education: Shall be a high school graduate. Shall have a minimum of two years experience in ambulatory surgery center billing, collections, and medical records experience. Demonstrated proficiency in the most current coding conventions on ambulatory surgery medical records. Knowledge of third party billing, including Medicare, Managed care, commercial, Worker''s compensation and state Medicaid programs. Capable of operating 10 key calculator and demonstrated computer skills.

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information on one-on-one and small group situations to patients, physicians, and other employees of the Center.

Reasoning Ability: Shall be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that shall be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee shall regularly be required to sit, use hands and fingers to handle or feel object and tools. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Shall be able to hear and speak. The employee shall be able to occasionally lift and /or move up to 20 pounds.

Job Behavior: This person shall be able to communicate directly and professionally. Shall be flexible, reliable, productive, patient-oriented and self-motivated. Avoids being involved in gossip spreading or conversations that promote discord of staff members. Maintains professional conduct and appearance.

Requirements Qualification Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills using proper English grammar.
• Minimum 2 years of billing experience for Ambulatory Surgical Center.
• Familiar with patient accounting software.
• Ability to read and understand insurance explanations of benefits and managed care contracts
• Knowledge of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Outlook.
• Basic Coding Knowledge for an Ambulatory Surgical Center

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, QUALIFICATION, EDUCATIONAL AND /OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: High school diploma or equivalent. Healthcare background preferred. Minimum two years of related experience and/or training. Or Equivalent combination of education and experience. Accounting and math skills. Computer competency. Reasoning ability. Basic coding knowledge.