Insurance Claims Specialist

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Part-time remote Insurance Claims Specialist managing hospital claims, billing accounts, denials, and payer follow-up for WVU Medicine. Supporting revenue cycle operations and patient financial services.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage patient account balances, including claim submission, regulatory compliance, timely follow-up, and denial management
  • Submit accurate and timely claims to third-party payers
  • Resolve claim edits, account errors, unpaid claims, rejected claims, and billing issues
  • Use payer portals and websites to verify claim status and conduct account follow-up
  • Assist Patient Access and Care Management with denial investigation and resolution
  • Gather statistics, complete reports, and perform clerical duties
  • Reconcile billing account transactions and process billing and follow-up transactions
  • Monitor accounts to facilitate timely follow-up and maximize cash receipts
  • Maintain work queue volumes and productivity within established guidelines
  • Provide customer service to patients, visitors, and employees
  • Attend department meetings, teleconferences, and webcasts as necessary
  • Maintain confidentiality of demographic, clinical, and financial information
  • Communicate workflow problems to management and work with supervisors and managers to achieve annual goals

Requirements:

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Working knowledge of computers
  • Excellent customer service and telephone etiquette
  • Ability to use tact and diplomacy in dealing with others
  • Ability to understand written and oral communication
  • Ability to sit for extended periods of time
  • Reading and comprehension ability
  • Visual acuity within normal range
  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Manual dexterity to operate keyboards, fax machines, telephones, and other business equipment
  • Knowledge of medical terminology preferred
  • Knowledge of business math preferred
  • Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding processes preferred
  • Knowledge of revenue cycle operations, third-party reimbursement, payer relations, claims adjudication, contractual claims processing, credit balance resolution, and general reimbursement procedures
  • One year of medical billing/medical office experience preferred

Benefits:

  • Participates in educational programs to meet mandatory requirements and identified needs with regard to job and personal growth
  • Performance improvement initiatives
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions