Medical Billing Specialist

Medical Billing Specialist

Job Schedule: Full-Time M-F

Your Experience Matters:

Community Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact in our local communities. As the Practice Coordinator at Community Medical Center, you'll work alongside our Lifepoint Health Support Center (HSC) team in embracing our vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier .

Job Summary: A Medical Billing Specialist reconciles and posts all payments received, identifies discrepancies and analyzes issues to ensure payments are posted timely. Reports to: Patient Financial Services Director. FLSA: Non-exempt

How you'll contribute:

• Responsible for reviewing and maintaining charge description master (CDM), and/other pertinent regulations and policies, ensuring all data elements are accurate and comply with all payor requirements.
• Analyzes financial and utilization data to provide decision-making information relating to specific revenue cycle metrics and reimbursement.
• Reviews and interprets various regulatory billing and coding updates, to remain compliant and accurate to minimize misbilling's.
• Resolves issues that arise from information submitted and revenue cycle issues.
• Provides validation reviews, audits, documentation and training for the area of knowledge, sharing information with Finance, Medical Records and other revenue producing areas or departments.
• Works closely with the lab to ensure all necessary late charges are applied to the accurate account.
• Daily balancing, uploading/saving bank files, cleanup of unbalanced items, and claims worklists
• Perform other duties as assigned

What we're looking for:

• High School graduate or equivalent required. Associate's degree preferred
• Minimum Work Experience: At least 5 years of in Finance or Billing required

Why join us:

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

EEOC Statement:

"Community Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Community Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."