Medical Insurance Biller

Company: Virginia Mason
Location: Seattle
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Job Number: 210174 Department: Insurance Payment Closure Hours: 8 am - 4:30 pm Located in Seattle, WA, Virginia Mason is an internationally recognized leader in the continuous improvement of health care. With an extensive list of awards and distinctions that includes our recognition as Top Hospital of the Decade by The Leapfrog Group, Virginia Mason offers you the opportunity to partner with exceptionally talented peers at every level. You will contribute to the strength of our Team Medicine approach to collaborative medicine and benefit from the changes enacted through our Virginia Mason Production System, a model that has transformed health care by providing patients with easier access to care, reducing errors, and continuously innovating patient safety and quality that has been adopted by other organizations here and abroad. Join us, and find out how many ways Virginia Mason offers you the chance to focus on what really matters - our patients. This position is responsible for ensuring clean claims are sent to insurance carriers timely and responses from insurance carriers for services provided are resolved in a timely manner to optimize VMMC revenue generation and cash flow. This position will also complete the processing of inappropriately paid accounts by contacting payers, processing payer correspondence, rebilling, working denials and conducting appeals to obtain the highest possible reimbursement, meet DRO goals, and ensure patient satisfaction. This position will proficiently perform duties in both professional and facility billing platforms. Qualifications:

• High school dipoma or GED.
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology.
• Billing/collection practices and workflows.
• Basic familiarity with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9).
• Tenth Edition codes.
• Ability to maintain current knowledge of specific payer billing requirements.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication skills. Just as Virginia Mason is dedicated to improving the lives of our patients and our community, we are equally dedicated to your professional and personal success. With a wide range of perks that includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, and the opportunity to live in one of the most livable cities in the nation, you will find that an opportunity with Team Medicine is one worth taking. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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