We are hiring a Medical Billing Specialist to join the team at Kips Bay Endoscopy located in New York, NY.

About the Opportunity

Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, with no weekends, holidays, or on-call. Shift would be 10 hours. You will be scheduled for 4 x 10-hour shifts.

We are located at 535 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Please note the pay range for this position is $22-$24/hr.

This position will work closely with the Center Manager and Revenue Cycle Analyst and will be responsible for all aspects of the Revenue Cycle, including but not limited to: insurance verifications, billing, insurance and patient collections, cash payment posting, patient services and coding.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Research and resolve patient issues, respond to inquiries by center staff regarding patient account issues, and assist with weekly patient statements
• Conduct insurance verification and validation on scheduled patients to ensure eligibility and benefits are in order for accurate claim submission and payment
• Perform coding for professional services including evaluation and management, diagnostic and procedures
• Documents all coding, billing, and action(s) needed to successfully resolve claim issues with insurances
• Work with management in identifying, researching, and resolving issues which may lead to inaccurate or untimely filing of claims, claim rejections, and/or other billing and collections issues which may arise
• Review first initial claim scrub and billing to the clearinghouse utilizing billing and practice management software
• Employ effective and efficient billing techniques, and self-directed initiative, to resolve all types of billing edits
• Resolve disputed balances in our billing and practice management software
• Process credit card transactions
• Post payments and adjustments to the specified patient account in accordance with current policy and procedure
• Ensure accuracy of posting by balancing deposit totals to system generated report
• Properly close all assigned batches in a timely manner
• Maintain daily posting logs and reconciliation
• Work with management and other revenue cycle staff to improve processes to increase accuracy and efficiency

About the Candidate

• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) is required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a medical office or healthcare business office; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 1+ years in Healthcare Coding preferred. Coding experience with ASC Claims desired.
• Must have working experience with all payer types including: commercial, governmental, Medicare, Medicaid, HMO, etc. and the ability to cross-over into different payers
• Understanding of co-pay, coinsurance, and deductibles and intermediate to expert experience in electronic claim submission and edit resolutions, third party payer insurance verification, collections and denial resolution process
• Medical Billing Certification preferred but not required
• Experience with CPT, ICD-10 is preferred
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and communicating in English.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Knowledge of revenue cycle processes including: health insurance verifications, billing, collections, cash posting functions and coding.
• Ability to operate a computer, learn new types of software and systems, and proficiency in typing on a QWERTY keyboard and 10-key numeric pad required.
• Ability to use the telephone to place and receive calls, and use fax to send or receive documents.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook required.
• Ability to read and evaluate Healthcare Receivables Information.

About Covenant Physician Partners

At CPP, we offer the opportunity to be part of an organization that’s advancing healthcare and creating a new model for the future. Covenant Physician Partners delivers superior value to patients, physicians, associates, and communities through professional and innovative services.

We provide an outstanding benefits package to our full-time associates that includes:

• Generous paid time off in addition to national holidays, two floating holidays, and a birthday holiday
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance after 30 days of employment
• $250 of professional development funds provided every year
• Invest in your future with tuition reimbursement and a company match on your 401k
• Associate discounts at major retailers such as Amazon Prime and Costco