Legacy Health

Professional Billing & Insurance Follow-up Specialist

Legacy Health  •  $32.84/hr  •  Portland, OR (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

Are you ready to bring your clerical expertise to a healthcare community that values your contributions and recognizes your role as essential to our mission of making life better for others? In this position, you’ll use your advanced knowledge of multi-payer systems, specialty billing procedures, and contracts to research incomplete bills, interpret codes, and resolve patient inquiries. Your professionalism, patience, and clear communication will embody the compassionate culture we strive to uphold across the Legacy community.

If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply for our Biller Follow-Up Specialist role.

Responsibilities

  • Performs medical billing functions for complex (specialty) accounts requiring advanced knowledge of multi-payor system and all specialty billing procedures and contracts.
  • Reviews transactions to verify accuracy and completeness of charges.
  • Research denied or incomplete bills.
  • Verifies ICD-10 coding.
  • May specialize in a general payor type or bill type such as Capitation, Commercial, Government, Behavioral Health or Specialty.

Qualifications

Education:

  • High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience:

  • One year of healthcare clerical experience or applicable billing, credit/collections experience.
  • Healthcare billing or credit/collections preferred.
  • Education may be substituted for experience requirement.

Skills:

  • Demonstrated familiarity with specialty billing procedures and contracts.
  • Attention to detail: Accuracy in data entry and billing processes.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of multi-payor systems.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of billing/collection rules and regulations.
  • Knowledge of online systems for eligibility and status review of claims preferred.
  • Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with billing software and electronic medical records including Microsoft suite products and 10 key proficiencies.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
  • Problem Solving: Ability to resolve billing issues and handle denied claims. Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision, exercising independent judgment within stated guidelines.
  • Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills which promote cooperation and teamwork.
  • Organization Skills: Efficiently manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
  • Communication skills: excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to adapt to change.

Pay Range

USD $22.97 - USD $32.84 /Hr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you

Legacy Health

About Legacy Health

Good health for our people, our patients, our communities and our world. Legacy Health is a local nonprofit that provides comprehensive primary, secondary and tertiary care services across the Portland and Vancouver metro area and the mid-Willamette Valley.

That means helping people get healthy, and staying that way. Encouraging medical professionals to set a higher standard. Tending to the little things that help patients heal. And supporting our staff in doing whatever it takes to meet the needs of those we serve.

But it's not just what we do, it's why we do it. At Legacy, our fundamental responsibility is to improve the wellness of everyone we touch, to empower people to live healthier lives, and to create a legacy that truly lives on.

We strive to be a diverse, culturally competent organization. We strongly encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and inclusion to apply.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled

(Photo is of Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center - Vancouver, WA)

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Portland, OR
Year Founded
1989
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