AKHIRE is recruiting for the following position:
Position: Medical Billing & Coding
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Pay: $25Hr/DOE
Schedule: Full time-Mon-Fri
Anchorage based medical practice needs a dedicated, experienced medical billing and coding specialist. This role starts out as a temporary position, but with excellent long-term potential The right individual can move into a permanent position with great benefits at this local Anchorage medical practice.
Responsibilities ~ Medical Billing and Coding:
- Insurance claim review, processing, and distribution.
- Patient account reconciliations.
- Patient full account set up into practice information systems.
- Maintains all patient data and associated information for accuracy.
- Provides excellent customer service to patient's inquiries via phone, written, or in person.
- Utilization of EPIC systems for patient data and records maintenance.
- In-patient and out-patient insurance claims processing.
- Collaboration and coordination of patient chart requests to various entities.
- Delinquent account monitoring and turn over to the supervisor for further actions.
- Adhere to HIPAA regulations and always maintain patient confidentiality.
- Embrace any other duties assigned by management
Requirements
Medical billing and coding:
- A minimum of a High School Diploma, 2 years' experience in medical business office or completion of technical school training in medical office business operations.
- Good written and verbal communications, good organizational abilities, excellent phone etiquette, personable and can work well with the public.
- Strong work ethic, reliable, team player.
- Medical coding experience.
- Critical thinking and a positive attitude essential, problem solver minded.
- Good computer skills, typing, math and billing accuracy.
Benefits
Medical billing and coding:
Benefits are not provided during the temporary period which is estimated to be 3-4 months. If the successful candidate proves to be the right fit for long term permanent employment, a full comprehensive benefits package will be made available, including life, medical, dental, vision insurances and 401(k) with strong company contributions.