Medical Billing Specialist

Job Description

Family Focus prides itself on providing top-quality healthcare services to its community. Its dedicated team of professionals is committed to delivering exceptional patient care in a supportive and friendly environment. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Medical Billing Specialist to join our team in Dartmouth, NS.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain accurate patient records and health plan information.
• Review all medical billings in a timely manner.
• Review and analyze the accuracy of claims made by other billing services.
• Work with other billing staff to resolve billing issues and discrepancies.
• Become the go-to person for medical billing and provide follow-up and training for the team.
• Data Entry – input billing information into Med Access EMR system (i.e. creating billing templates).
• Authorization review.
• Prepare and submit electronic and hard copy billing for assigned facilities.
• Document preparation for appeals.
• Claims payment research and follow-up.
• MSI billing inquiries/entries/training.
• Clear up-to-date notes entry on the progress of all outstanding balances.
• Posting patient and insurance payments to patient accounts with a high degree of accuracy.
• Identifies, researches, and ensures timely processing of payments and error corrections.
• Onboarding of new Physicians and Nurse Practitioners.
• Audit of claims to ensure accuracy.
• Provide assistance to Medical Office Assistants with claim inquiries.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, medical billing, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in medical billing and coding preferred.
• Working knowledge of the MSI billing system.
• Time management and multitasking skills highly required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and procedures.
• Knowledge of payment cycle analysis.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and work as a collaborative part of a team.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.

Benefits:

• Dental care.
• Extended health care.
• Vision care.

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift.
• Monday to Friday.