Job Description
Job Description
Bay Psychiatric Associates is an office-based psychiatric practice that offers alternative therapies for psychiatric disorders.
We are a dynamic and growing practice that serves patients in the Bay Area. Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate, dedicated services in an ethical manner by offering the latest cutting-edge, alternative therapies to patients who have failed or poorly tolerated conventional psychiatric treatments.
To learn more please visit www.baypsychiatric.com.
We are accepting resumes for full-time Medical billers at our downtown Berkeley location.
Summary
Generate revenue by making payment arrangements; collecting accounts; monitoring and pursuing delinquent accounts. This position also assists other staff as needed and provides administrative support to the Billing Supervisor.
- Respond to all office correspondence in relation to your specific role and assigned physician.
- Make phone calls to patients, physicians, and insurance / billing companies.
- Check and respond to voicemails on your assigned day. Answer the phone on your assigned time / day.
- Daily / hourly check email. Create and respond to emails from managers, coworkers, physicians, and insurance / billing companies in a timely manner.
- Enter accurate patient demographics.
- Verify insurance coverage and benefits for mental health.
- Generate, audit and process claims via the Claims queue. Verify Eligibility prior to generation of claim. Transmit claims.
- Generate and work on rejected claims.
- Utilize EPIC when printing encounter / chart notes and as audit tool for insurance and patient demographic.
- Rebill claims as needed due to new insurance or carrier did not receive.
- Obtain retro-authorizations when required.
- Collect, post, and manage patient account payments.
- Review delinquent accounts and call (as directed) for collection purposes.
- Monthly In-Person / Zoom Meetings when requested by assigned physician to go over their aging / AR.
- Maintains strictest confidentiality; adheres to all HIPAA guidelines / regulations.
- Know several different coding systems, including Level 1 HCPCS and Level 2 HCPCS, CPT Codes and ICD-10 Codes.
Salary : $25-27.00 per hour
Expected hours : 40 per week
Benefits :
- M-F Schedule no Weekends
- 10 Paid Holidays / 15 PTO
- 2 Floating Holidays
- Medical (Employee + Dependent(s) covered by Employer)
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance (Employer Covered)
- LTD (Employer covered)
- 401k - 100 vested after 90 days