Home Health Medical Billing Specialist

Experience a culture that values Home Health Medical Billing Specialist for the vital role they play. At Interim HealthCare, you’ll be part of an organization that cares for its employees as much as the clients and patients they serve.

Since 1966, Interim Health Care has been an employer of choice to Home Health Medical Billing Specialist seeking a fulfilling career where management supports them for the meaningful work they do. Our leadership team is exceptional and ready to support you. If that’s the kind of company you thrive in, you are made for this!

Interim Health Care of Joliet is urgently hiring for a full- time Home Health Medical Billing Specialist.

Hours are Monday thru Friday 8AM-4PM

Our Home Health Medical Billing Specialist enjoy some excellent benefits:

• Pay Rate is $ 19.00 per hour
• Weekly Pay every Monday
• Family-oriented culture that promotes work-life balance
• PTO & Holiday Pay
  
  
  

As a Home Health Medical Billing Specialist, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:

General Purpose:

Responsible for all aspects of patient/client billing and collections, including but not limited to performing the billing function, ensuring timely payment, collections and follow up. To ensure the billing and collection functions of the Accounts Receivable Department are completed accurately and timely for the office.

To facilitate prompt and accurate billing, monitors the client receivable status, and initiates collection protocols to prevent past due invoices.

This position will work closely with the Director of Nursing

Must have at least one year of Home Health Experience

Certified Medical Assistant a plus

Must have knowledge of CMS-485 form, also known as the Home Health Certification and Plan of Care.

Essential Functions:

• Accountable for the office accounts receivable balance, inclusive of billing and collections.
• Performs Medicare and Private Insurance billing function for all patients and clients.
• Utilizes Primelink system to bill patients and clients and monitor status of billed and unbilled accounts.
• Ensure all e-bills for office are accurate and processed in a timely manner.
• Ensures proper controls are adhered to for accuracy and timeliness of billing.
• Reviews unbilled accounts report, re-bills on hold and cash application weekly and performs follow up to meet company standards.
• Performs collections function pro-actively to ensure timely payment.
• Interacts with centralized cash application department to ensure accuracy in applied cash.
• Provides input on process improvements.
• Meets weekly with Administrator/Operations Manager to provide detailed status report on progress of billing and collections/unbilled report and overdue balances and discusses plans of action.
• Develops, implements and processes resources in collaboration with Administrator/Operations Manager where applicable in order to improve or maintain billing and collection in adherence with company standard levels.
• Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
• May have access to personal health information ("PHI") necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.
• This position may process field staff payroll as needed.
  
  
  

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• Certified Medical Assistant a plus
• Minimum (1) year healthcare billing experience inclusive of managed care.
• Medicare Billing & Coding Experience a must!