Home Health Billing Specialist at Acute Nursing Care

About the Billing Specialist position We are seeking a responsible Billing Specialist who will undertake specific financial and non-financial tasks to help our company maintain its revenue. You will be responsible for processing incoming payments and managing all related documentation. Billing Specialist responsibilities are: Processes and/or routes incoming telephone calls 1. Processes Daily Activity Reports 2. Makes sure all paperwork is received according to the daily visit schedule 3. Verifies paperwork turned in against the Daily Activity Report 4. Checks paperwork turned in for accuracy and completeness 5. Prepares copies of Daily Activity Reports for billing 6. Assists the unit clerk in processing new patient open paperwork 7. Assists in putting together the Master File and the Field File 8. Registers new patients and puts together the billing file 9. Maintains patient registration log 10. Enters referrals as received 11. Distributes information as required on the log (i.e. referral source, accept/rejection reason, SOC date, etc.) 12. At the end of the month, enter visit count per discipline, discharge date, etc.. and calculate totals 13. Screens referral calls and obtains basic information (when designated referral person unavailable) 14. Prepares and maintains patient accounts for billing 15. Prepares billing log for each patient account 16. Post visits to the billing log from the daily activity report 17. Enters registrations on AS/400 for each daily visit 18. Post visit charges to each account 19. Posts supply charges to each account 20. Keeps track of patients who are discharged in the billing log 21. Prepares listing of bills to drop and routes information to the business office 23. Keeps the business office informed of any information about billing 24. Calculates visit count by discipline from the billing log at the end of the month and enters it on the report worksheet 25. Assists the Business Office in providing information upon request to process billing for payment 26. Keeps Business Office informed of any issues about patient accounts (i.e. TAR status, private insurance and authorization, etc.) 27. Demonstrates excellent customer service skills 28. Assists with other clerical activities as needed within the department Billing Specialist requirements are: 1+ years' experience working in a Billing Specialist position Solid experience in working with numerical data and processing financial information Good knowledge of laws and best practices related to dealing with customers and billing data Good practical knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel Accurate, stress-resistant, and results-driven Responsibility and close attention to details Knowledge of basic bookkeeping procedures, medical terminology, basic accounting functions, such as posting information and verifying the accuracy of data Acute Nursing Care LLC and ANC Homecare LLC are equal opportunity employers.