Home Health Billing Specialist

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.