Patient Financial Specialist - Home Health - Full Time (40 hour/week)

Kittitas Valley Healthcare

Patient Financial Specialist - Home Health - Full Time (40 hour/week)

Ellensburg, WA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Responsible for analyzing Home Health & Hospice medical records to ensure supporting billing documentation is in place, certification periods are met and clinical documentation is within industry guidelines and Medicare requirements; reviews documentation and applies appropriate code for billing; obtains insurance verification and prior authorizations; monitors and works daily billing errors and A/R; participates in the creation and implementation of standard work for daily, weekly and monthly document verification and chart audits. Provides patient scheduling for field clinicians.

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    What is required...

    • High school diploma or GED
    • One year of patient account billing

    What is preferred...

    • AA or Bachelor’s Degree
    • Previous experience in medical billing with commercial insurance and Medicare/Medicaid
    • Previous experience in a medical records environment
    • Previous medical office experience with exposure to medical records, scheduling, high volume phone systems and medical transcription
    • Experience in home health and hospice coding and billing
    • Certified Coder
    • Bilingual; English/Spanish

    Additional Information

    Wage: Wage range currently starts at $21.42/hour and goes up to $32.47/hour. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.

    FTE: 1.0 = 40 hours/week

    Benefits: This position is benefits eligible

  • Industry
    Hospital and Health Care