Job Description

Join to apply for the Certified Billing Specialist (SS-44936) role at Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

CLOSING DATE: Open until filled, with Bi-weekly reviews
POSITION: Certified Billing Specialist
SALARY: $23.63-$26.59, per hour
REPORTS TO: Revenue Cycle Supervisor
LOCATION: Revenue Cycle Program, Nespelem, WA
BASIC FUNCTIONS: Non-Exempt. Responsible for the accurate preparation and submission of claims to third party payers. Responsible for the accurate and timely performance of medical billing functions. Communicates with clients and Providers regarding insurance questions; partnering with them to ensure accurate insurance information is received. Reviews and revise denials for resubmission to recoup claims. Complete daily reports for insurance verification, claims submission, insurance billing and research.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Training:

• The position requires High School Diploma or equivalent and 24 months experience in a related field.
• Requires to have certification from a nationally recognized financial Association such as HFMA, AAHAM, or AAPC and MUST maintain certification throughout the duration of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Requires working knowledge of the practices and terminology of, medical billing, and accounting data entry practices, and methods for maintaining source documentation files.
• Requires Working knowledge of medical billing code sets including ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS.
• Requires knowledge of the scope of medical codes used by the Tribe.
• Requires well-developed computer skills, sufficient to use common office productivity software, specialized software for revenue cycle, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Requires sufficient writing skills to prepare basic business correspondence, pre-formatted reports, and account footnotes.
• Requires sufficient math skills to compute sums, quotients, products, ratios, percents, and portions.
• Requires sufficient human relation skills to convey procedural information to others, train staff, and to deal effectively and positively with others on financial transactions.
• Requires knowledge of current Third Party billing regulations, policies and procedures including the use of modifiers.
• Requires work experience demonstrating the ability to multitask and follow through to completion.
• Requires work experience demonstrating the ability to meet strict deadlines while maintaining data integrity. Requires work experience involving strict confidentiality requirements.
• Requires the ability to learn or current working knowledge of Tribal reimbursement standards.
• Requires the ability to be detail oriented.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Requires the ability to interact cooperatively and professionally with others.
• Requires the ability to analyze and effectively solve problems.
• Requires the ability to maintain a complete set of records and reports consistent with defined requirements.
• Requires the ability to interact with a wide range of contacts with courtesy and patience.
• Requires the ability to maintain the confidentiality of customer records and information.
• Requires the ability to perform all of the clerical and record keeping duties of the position including operation of computer software programs designed for medical billing customer-focused revenue cycle.
• Requires the ability to work as contributing member of a team, work productively and cooperatively with other teams and external customers, and convey a positive image of the Tribe and its services.
• Requires the ability to work collaboratively with difficult customers.

Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.

TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.

If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State drivers license and be eligible for the Tribes Vehicle Insurance. In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances. If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.

INFORMATION: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, (509) 634-2296 shayla.schilling.hrs@colvilletribes.com

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