PMC Medical Group in Somersworth, NH is accepting applications for a full time Claims Denial Analyst. This position is 40 hours per week; Monday through Friday with evenings and holidays off. This is a hybrid/remote position.
Claims Denial Analyst
SUMMARY
Job Summary: Responsible for daily billing functions including denied claim follow-up, patient accounts
and month-end activities.
Essential Functions:
- Follow up on denied claims with insurance payers according to timely filing guidelines
- Track and report insurance issues and their resolutions
- Write and send appeals on unpaid or underpaid claims
- Research insurance payment policy guidelines and changes
- Analyze ,investigate, and problem solve multiple issues concurrently
- Answer incoming and transferred telephone calls
- Assist in quality improvement of department
- Participate in regularly scheduled department meetings
- Actively participate in safety of department
- Maintain a professional appearance
- Maintain a courteous, considerate and respectful demeanor with patients and visitors
- Resolve interpersonal conflicts that arise in a professional manner
- Maintain consistent attendance, reliability and punctuality
- Accept constructive criticism and attempt to use it to improve personal practice
- Make appropriate arrangements for absences
Other Functions and Responsibilities:
Perform other duties as assigned; including but not limited to projects, office cleaning, or filling in for other administrative positions during absences.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Experience:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Insurance knowledge including coding, claims submission, charge entry,
posting payments, collections, insurance appeals, and prior authorization process, familiarity with multiple
insurances and their medical policies, professional and facility billing requirements, experience and
understanding of working with billing reports and aged accounts, basic understanding of provider
credentialing and third party payer contracts, familiar with the use of CPT and ICD-9 manuals, ability to
request and research information regarding billing procedures from Medicare, Medicaid and third party
payers.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Associate Degree in Medical Billing or related field, or related certification
- Experience: 1-2 years medical billing
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
* The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals
assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills
required of personnel so classified.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The organization strives to maintain a clean, well-lit, ventilated facility. Position involves the occasional exposure to
patients with contagious or communicable diseases, and disruptive, violent or aggressive patient behavior. Position may at times involve a high-stress work environment with multi-tasking demands.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit for up to 8 hours per day, climb stairs, balance, kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, exercise hand controls including fingering and keyboarding for up to 8 hours per day, lift or carry up to 50 lbs, reach, use a computer for up to 8 hours per day, talk, hear; specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.