Temporary Insurance Billing Clerk

The County of Riverside's Human Resources Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) seeks to fill a Temporary Insurance Billing Clerk to support the Behavioral Health Department in Riverside. The incumbent will be responsible for heavy data entry into the Electronic Management of Records (ELMR) billing system, review and reconcile billing reports, process financial paperwork and documents, verify and enter insurance information requests and review medical records, follow up with insurance companies for claims payments, correct and re-bill claims to third party intermediaries, draft correspondence to insurance companies and patients, alpha/numeric filing, and handle/respond to account calls from patients. Responsibilities Heavy data entry into the Electronic Management of Records (ELMR) billing system. Review and reconcile billing reports. Process financial paperwork and documents. Verify and enter insurance information requests and review medical records. Follow up with insurance companies for claims payments. Correct and re-bill claims to third party intermediaries. Draft correspondence to insurance companies and patients. Alpha/numeric filing. Handle/respond to account calls from patients. Verify medical insurance coverage following established procedures; access computerized account files to obtain or update information and data. Prepare billing information to third party intermediaries for services rendered or for fees or other related charges; enter standard or coded data from forms or documents into computer terminal. Type a variety of numerical or alphabetical data which may include requisitions, claims, or reports; review all patient accounts to verify the accuracy of information and make any required changes for proper billing purposes. Review patient insurance forms and cards for completeness and accuracy as required by medical assistance programs and private insurance carriers for filling and payment. Contact patient’s medical insurance carrier to obtain authorization for treatment and to verify eligibility and coverage. Respond to requests for account information from patients concerning status of account, patient liability, and general billing procedures. Check and correct account or numerical records for arithmetical errors or proper coding. Work schedule 9/80, Monday - Thursday 7:30am-5:00pm, Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Experience / Qualifications One year of experience performing financial, statistical, or fiscal record-keeping work, including billing. Medical billing experience preferred but not essential. OR Two years of clerical experience, one of which involved making arithmetical computations or performing some financial, statistical, or fiscal record keeping and billing work, preferably medical billing; one year of non-specialized experience may be substituted by either: Completion of 18 semester or 27 quarter units from a recognized college in secretarial sciences, business education, or a closely related field. Completion of 369 hours of training from a recognized occupational training program in secretarial science, business education, or a closely related field. Knowledge of Basic methods, practices, and terminology of fiscal clerical work including general billing methods, procedures, and techniques; general clerical auditing and verification techniques; the application of a computer to automated accounting systems. Ability to Understand and apply basic billing procedures; identify routine billing errors; differentiate between various billing procedures and methods; determine appropriate applications of various billing procedures; perform basic arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately and post the results on accounting records; organize work to meet prescribed deadlines; operate automated keyboard equipment; follow oral and written directions. Equal Opportunity Open to all applicants. Contact Information If you have questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Cindy Mendez at View phone number on click.appcast.io or at View email address on click.appcast.io. For general inquiries, please allow up to 2 business days to receive a response. #J-18808-Ljbffr County of Riverside