Insurance Billing Follow-Up Specialist - $1,000 Sign-On Bonus - 9556

Insurance Billing Follow-Up Specialist

Location: Mount Vernon, WA | Position Type: Full Time 0.6 FTE or More | Wage: $25.09 to $36.39 per hour

The Insurance Billing Follow-Up Specialist is responsible for the accurate preparation and submission of claims to third party payers. They ensure payments are posted and balances allocated in an accurate and timely manner. They maintain current knowledge of all healthcare billing related regulations and effectively utilize Microsoft Office and department specific software applications to perform work.

Education: High School graduate or GED required.

Experience/Training: Minimum two (2) years previous medical billing and/or patient accounting experience in a clinic or hospital setting required.

License/Certifications: None required.

Other Skills: Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills required. Well developed problem solving and analytical skills required. Ability to coordinate work schedule with requirements of position (may include overtime and weekend work).

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; when working in office. Repetitive tasks such as typing, sitting, answering phones, and interacting with computers and computer systems most of the day is a function of the position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus. This position requires working in an indoor, environmentally controlled environment when in the office.