<ul> <li>Area of Interest: Patient Services </li><li>FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0 </li><li>Department: Fam Med- East DM- DM </li><li>Shift: M-F 8a-5p </li><li>Job ID: 178863 </li></ul> <p>Overview</p> <p>UnityPoint Clinic</p> <p>Billing Specialist</p> <p>Des Moines, IA</p> <p>Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM</p> <p>Full Time Benefits</p> <p>Why UnityPoint Health?</p> <p>At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.</p> <p>Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.? Here are just a few:</p> <ul> <li>Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program. </li><li>Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members. </li><li>Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family. </li></ul> <p>With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.</p> <p>And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.</p> <p>Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <p>The Billing Specialist will monitor daily billing activity and productivity and will also serve as the primary resource to staff and patients for questions related to billing.</p> <p>Billing Functions</p> <ul> <li>Communicate status of clinic billing responsibilities to the Clinic Administrator on a regular basis. </li><li>Provide support and training to new employees in the functions related to billing. </li><li>Monitor daily billing activity/productivity (i.e., timeliness of posting of charges/payments, collection of co-payments, etc.). </li><li>Share responsibility through timely communication of identified problems to assure proper follow-up is completed and ensure proper payment. </li><li>Work accounts in assigned queues in accordance with the department protocols. </li><li>Maintain daily reconciliation/balancing documents per protocol. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Education</p> <ul> <li>High School or Vocational School graduate. </li></ul> <p>Experience</p> <ul> <li>Three years of medical business office experience and accounts receivable management. </li><li>Previous experience coding diagnoses and procedures with ICD-9-CM and CPT. </li><li>Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology. </li><li>Previous experience with filing of medical insurance claims. </li><li>Knowledge of medical billing and collection practices. </li><li>Knowledge of governmental legal and regulatory provisions related to collection activities. </li></ul>