Laboratory Billing Specialist

Overview Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. This position is responsible for laboratory charge capture, monitoring patient and interhospital accounts, and ensuring proper billing for Alliance Lab, Reference Lab, and Specialty lab charges. Responsibilities Work with the Administrative Manager, Fred Hutch Laboratory staff, and partner institutions to develop effective and compliant charge capture mechanisms and identify charge capture issues, escalating when patterns surface. Maintain daily monitoring for all lab work queues and error pools to ensure that charge capture occurs appropriately (patient accounts and interhospital accounts), routing from lab LIMS (Sunquest) occurs without error, and communication on outcomes and feedback occurs with lab staff and the Administrative Manager. Notify and communicate charge monitoring exceptions to the Lab Administrative Manager, Lab Program Assistant, Lab Processing Techs, Integrity office, and appropriate lab managers and IT for specialty billing. Collaborate with Fred Hutch Revenue Integrity Analysts and Decision Support regarding lab charge capture. Escalate lab charge capture issues as needed to Lab Administrative Manager. Assist Alliance Lab and specialty lab staff with understanding the impact operations has on billing activity; provide feedback and communicate billing processes as needed to ensure compliant billing occurs. Work with UW Lab Medicine IT to resolve minor routing issues as they occur; escalated patterned errors to the Lab Administrative Manager for determining the proper route to resolution. Abide by compliant billing practices. Collaborate closely and frequently with departments and clinical staff on resolution of charge capture issues, as directed by the Lab Administrative Manager. Other lab billing related duties as assigned by the Lab Administrative Manager. Support Lab Administrative Manager on contracting, external labs, and other billing requests, as required. Qualifications Required: High School Diploma 2 years of healthcare experience (billing, revenue cycle, compliance, and/or lab administration) Working knowledge of registration, charge capture, and billing processes. Strong Microsoft Office skills. Excellent judgment and problem solving skills. Understanding of CPT and medical terminology. Effective communicator, able to navigate and discuss diverse charge capture and regulation subjects with various work/communication styles. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, identify problems and know when to elevate issues. Preferred: Bachelor's Degree Knowledge of lab billing compliance. Knowledge of lab processing, testing, and/or billing. Benefits Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement options, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks). Additional Information We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please contact Human Resources. #J-18808-Ljbffr Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center