Billing Specialist - Physician

Job DescriptionJob Title: Billing Specialist - Physician Reports to: Billing Manager General Summary of Duties: Certified Professional Coder preferred, needed for a large orthopedic practice in Providence. Principle Duties and Responsibilities: * Researches all information needed to complete the billing process including posting payments into the practice management system * Follow up on claims, including tracking denials, resolving underpayments in a timely manner, managing refunds, and filing appeals * Assist with answering billing calls * Additional duties as assigned by the Manager to meet department needs Requirements: * Minimum of 3 years of billing experience in a health care organization, CPT and ICD-10 knowledge, aging and collection processing. * Orthopedics surgical billing experience preferred * Interpersonal skills to deal effectively with patients, physicians, and staff * Organizational skills to schedule time appropriately * Ability to follow collection account to a successful conclusion * Knowledge of third-party billing and other collection skills * Must be able to travel to all sites if/when necessary.