Job Description
LifePoint Health- Health Support Center
Pacific Medical Data Solutions, a LifePoint Health company, is a rapidly growing nationwide revenue cycle management services provider that has been offering high quality medical billing services since 2004. Headquartered in the Denver Tech Center, we offer a rewarding work environment with career advancement opportunities while maintaining a small company, employee-focused atmosphere.
We are looking for positive, energetic team members who want to grow with us as we acquire new clients! Each new client results in additional staffing needs so we are continually looking to add to our team!
We are currently searching for a Medical Billing Associate. Ideal candidates will be experienced and knowledgeable in the entire medical billing process. The primary responsibility for this role is the follow-up and resolution with insurance carriers to facilitate appropriate reimbursement on submitted medical claims, as well as review denials and proceed with appropriate action to obtain payment. Prior knowledge and experience with CPT and ICD-10 codes is required. This position also requires great customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with patients and physician offices. The right candidate will be dependable, reliable, demonstrate accuracy, resourcefulness and thoroughness in performing work assignments, as well as work independently and in a team environment. Additional skills include being able to identify, analyze & solve problems, and multi-task.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Responsible for assisting Revenue Cycle Services, and other departments with resolution of billing issues and/or denials requiring clinical expertise, participating in external audit requests, and special projects as needed. Monitors and analyzes current industry trends and issues for potential organizational impact. Provides clear short- and long-term direction, guidance, and leadership to staff, managers, and executive teams related to revenue benefits and audit findings, advice and recommendations. Performs related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
3-5 Years Medical Accounts Receivable Experience
ICD10 and CPT Knowledge
Ability to learn new processes and procedures quickly
Strong organizational skills
Ability to work in a team environment
Computer Skills: Excel, Word, Outlook, Medical Billing Software Systems
High-School Graduate or Equivalent
Knowledge of full cycle revenue
Thorough knowledge of ICD and CPT application, correct practices, and tools utilized within the healthcare industry, as well as audits.
Ability to read and interpret documents, medical records, and other documentation related to medical claims.
Pay Range: $18-20/hour DOE
LifePoint Health is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Brentwood, TN
Across our network and at our Health Support Center, we are united by a shared mission and vision, core values and guiding principles that drive everything we do and inform our approach to patient care, quality and how we do busine. We know that to achieve our vision of creating places where people choose to come for healthcare, physicians want to practice and employees want to work, we must organize around the right strategies. At LifePoint, our strategies are simple and enduring.
Our Operating Groups
LifePoint's facilities and practices are divided into four operating divisions: Eastern, Central, Mountain and Western. Each of these divisions has a leadership team that mirrors a hospital's leadership team, including a president and dedicated physician and provider leadership resources.
Our Health Support Center
Our Health Support Center (HSC), in Brentwood, Tennessee, has subject matter expertise in every area of healthcare operations and provider services. The HSC is organized to bring resources to bear across the continuum of care, from before a patient accesses healthcare services to after they are sent home, while keeping quality and compliance at the center.
On a daily basis, our group leaders and subject matter experts are working with our local markets to help develop and implement the right strategies that ensure healthcare thrives in their communities.
Our Physicians
Physicians are a critical access point to care in our communities. We work to build and maintain collaborative relationships with both our employed physicians and a broad network of affiliated providers, and we provide a full spectrum of practice management and physician support to help secure the delivery of quality care today and for the future.