LEAD BILLING SPECIALIST (REQ 3737)

This Lead Billing Specialist position is located in our Patient Financial Services department.

Hours: 

This is a full-time benefited position, 40 hours per week, day shift, Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm.  

Starting Salary: 

TBD

What you'll do:

• Support the Patient Financial Services (PFS) Department and Manager by ensuring insurance verification, charging, billing, coding, and receipting occur in a timely manner to prevent any disruption in the cash flow of this facility or from maintaining low Accounts Receivable (A/R) days.
• Study and interpret changes in insurance regulations, supervise correspondence with 3rd-party insurers who provide information to assist in determining appropriate reimbursement levels, and provide in-servicing to patient account representatives.
• If need be, update Management and Revenue Cycle Committee on preferred CPT codes or codes associated with disallowed reimbursement.
• Responsible for the coordination of Medical Staff, Allied Health Practitioner, and Facility credentialing and recredentialing in accordance with the guidelines from the appropriate regulatory agencies.
• Bill Medicare and LTC Medicaid accounts and able to fill in for the Government Follow-up Biller and Commercial Billing Specialist(s) to provide coverage in their absence.

What you'll need:

• Possess an Associate's Degree in the related field, or may substitute a high school diploma and a minimum of four to six years experience in computerized hospital patient accounts billing.
• Work in a healthcare environment for a minimum of six years is required,
• Billing experience in an acute care hospital setting is required.
• Possess in-depth knowledge of billing systems appropriate for inpatient and outpatient services. These include, but are not limited to, diagnostic medicine, emergency room, outpatient surgery, observation, general medicine/surgery, dental, orthopedics, obstetrics and newborn.
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must also be able to manage multiple concurrent tasks with exceptional organizational skills.
• Past experience in a supervisory or leadership function strongly preferred.
• Requires keyboarding skills and knowledge of various computer applications including, but not limited to: word processing, spreadsheets, databases and graphic presentation software. Must be able to operate general office machines including personal computer, FAX machine and photocopier.
• This position must present a professional appearance, deal courteously and respectfully with patients, be able to learn and follow established departmental policies, be able to perform work with attention to detail, be able to maintain accurate records and be able to contribute to a pleasant, positive working environment.

What you'll get: 

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance,
• Up to $2,000 annual Health Reimbursement Account w/health insurance,
• Generous Paid Time Off / Vacation Time and Sick Time,
• 8 Paid Holidays Per Year,
• Health & Wellness Reimbursement - up to $500 per year,
• Annual Retention Bonus,
• 403b Retirement Plan with employer match!
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance,
• Student Loan Forgiveness,
• Tuition Reimbursement, 
• Bereavement Leave - up to 40 hours

About Us:

South Peninsula Hospital is a 22 bed critical access hospital (CAH), with an attached 28 bed long term care facility, and a variety of clinics. We provide care close to home for the southern Kenai Peninsula. We have been three times named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital out of more than 1,300 critical access hospitals nationwide.

Homer, Alaska, is a seaside town nestled on the shores of beautiful Kachemak Bay, offering breathtaking views of glaciers, mountains and wildlife. Homer is on the road system, and a four to five hour drive from Anchorage. If you are looking for community, adventure, culture, scenery or solitude, you'll find all of that and more here!

Contact Us:

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Tara Kain, HR Recruiter, in the Human Resources Department at South Peninsula Hospital, at 907-235-0950 or email tkain@sphosp.org.