Sr. Medical Biller (H) at University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida

Job Description:

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The Central Business Office has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Senior Medical Biller. The Senior Medical Biller processes billing information in appropriate system and assists supervising staff in maintaining quality control of data by identifying potential problems and offering and implementing solutions.

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  Assists management with the training of new staff.

  
  


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  Runs reports weekly on accounts and monitors to keep the contents at a minimum.

  
  


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  Verifies all claims and ensures edits are collected and released in a timely fashion.

  
  


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  Reports edits by billing area to managing staff on a monthly basis.

  
  


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  Verifies that all controls are followed so that no charges are missed.

  
  


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  Verifies all payment reconciliation processes are followed at the clinics.

  
  


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  Ensures that all charges are entered in a timely fashion.

  
  


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  Reviews encounters received for all pertinent information.

  
  


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  Coordinates the correction of inaccurate vouchers, and prints daily voucher report to reconcile all vouchers.

  
  


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  Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

  
  

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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  High School diploma or equivalent

  
  


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  Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

  
  


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  Knowledge of generally accepted accounting procedures and principles.

  
  


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  Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.

  
  


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  Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.

  
  


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  Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

  
  


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  Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

  
  

Department Specific Functions

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  Reviews and releases all physician charges from the assigned WQ's in a timely fashion.

  
  


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  Reviews encounters received for all pertinent information: patient demographic information, guarantor and insurance information, place of service, referrals, claim info record, and managed care authorization requirements.

  
  


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  Runs insurance eligibility and fixes registration issues.

  
  


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  Manually enters paper vouchers received for missing charges.

  
  


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  Reviews and fixes erroneous and/or rejected charges.

  
  


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  Distributes credits from patient payments as needed.

  
  


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  Assigns charges to cases and phases.

  
  


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  Performs other duties as assigned.

  
  

Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

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