Biller presso Iroquois Memorial Hospital

What does it mean to be a team member at Iroquois Memorial Hospital? It means that the patient is truly at the center of everything we do. It means that the quest for excellence is not just a goal, but a given. It means building an environment where our providers and our employees can deliver the best in healthcare. It also means that each employee or volunteer is vital to the healing process because we can only achieve the extraordinary together. 

IMH offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and great work environment. If this sounds like a role that might be a good fit for you, please apply today, and let’s talk more about this opportunity.  

Job Title:  Biller

Department: Business Office

Status: Full Time, 40 hours per week on-site

Schedule: 7 am-4:30 pm

Summary/Objective

The Billing Clerk is responsible for answering patient/clinic calls, inpatient, outpatient, and non-patient claims billing to third-party payers, collections, and billing follow-up.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Answers incoming calls from patients, clinics, and hospital departments.
• Assist patients/employers with answering questions regarding their bills.
• Answers billing questions for each ancillary department of the hospital.
• Works the billing workques to ensure timely filing of claims
• Sends provider queries/Athena Text to ancillary departments regarding billing questions to process claims
• Works closely with ancillary departments, HIM to ensure patient encounters are being processed timely.
• Work Holds/Manager Holds to complete the claim billing process.
• Work Legacy AR system
• Run Insurance Eligibility
• Process Payments in person or on the phone from patients.

Education/Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred 
• 1 year of office/clerical support or experience working with customers.  
• 1-3 years experience in claims processing, business, or accounting experience in the healthcare field is desirable.
• At least one year of medical billing or medical registration experience.
• ICD-10 CPT knowledge preferred.
• Familiarity with UB04 and HCFA 1500 forms.

Preferred Skills

• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent math and computer skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• The ability to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• The ability to manage deadlines.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• Paid Time Off

Iroquois Memorial Hospital is a 25 bed hospital located in Watseka, Illinois. The hospital facility is comprised of clinical and diagnostic services which are dedicated to providing high quality health care services to the community. These services include but are not limited to an Emergency Room, full service OR suites, an inpatient care unit, therapy services, advanced medical imaging, Home Health, and Hospice Care. The hospital operates rural health clinics in Watseka, IL, Gilman, IL, Milford, IL, Saint Anne, IL and Kentland, IN. The hospital also operates a skilled nursing facility, Iroquois Resident Home, which is attached to the hospital property.