Billing Assistant

FLSA Non-Exempt Pay Type Hourly Salary Grade 1 Reports To: Billing and Accounts Receivable Supervisor Job Summary: The Billing Assistant will assist the team in billing claims, posting payments, and follow up of denials/aged claims for a diverse collection of services and programs within the agency. Pay Range: $16.00 - $19.50/hour depending on experience Essential Job Duties: • Review, scrub, and submit claims in a timely fashion • Address claim rejections, denials, and non-payments of claims with various payor representatives. • Posting payments • Run monthly aging and credit reports and follow-up on outstanding items to ensure proper resolution • Generate and send patient/customer statements • Identify and communicate trends and patterns in billing, adjustments, and payments • Any other duty as assigned by your supervisor Skills: • Proficiency in billing claims and using billing software • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams) • Strong, oral, written, and communication skills. Ability to work effectively with payors and their representatives • Problem solving • Confidentiality Minimum Education Required: High School Diploma, Associates Degree preferred Minimum Experience Required: No experience required License/Registration/ Certifications Required: Certified Professional Coder (CPC) preferred Training Requirements: • New Hire Orientation Physical Requirements: The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions. • The constant physical demand of the position is sitting. • The frequent physical demands of the position are standing, walking, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination. • The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.