Service Account Specialist - Billing (BSS)

Service Account Specialist - Billing - BSS Cleveland, OH, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

As a Billing Service Specialist, you will be responsible for representing Quest Diagnostics to our clients in a professional manner.  Territory will cover mainly Northeastern Ohio and Southwestern PA (mainly Pittsburgh and Monroeville). This role will streamline, improve and enhance the billing experience for physicians, office staff and patients through education while reducing revenue loss, denials and bad debt for Quest.  The Billing Service Specialist will be required to work in the field (outside an office) at least 70% of the time and primarily in the state of Pennsylvania, visiting 6-8 clients in a day with one day per week for office work.  Some overnight travel may be required.  

Pay range: Minimum of $58,000+ per year

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits information:
We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

• Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours 
• Best-in-class well-being programs
• Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
• healthyMINDS mental health program
• Vacation and Health/Flex Time
• 6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off
• FinFit financial coaching and services
• 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Matching gifts program
• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
• Career advancement opportunities
• and so much more!

• Improve billing data quality through the education and account management of customers, with efforts and emphasis to reduce missing information, bad debt, non-supported diagnosis/non-covered test write-offs, and third-party denials.  
• Conduct Client visits. Account visits will be prioritized based on evaluation of trends that show education needs in: 
  • Medicare Limited Coverage Policy/ABN
  • Medicaid requirements/policies
  • Regional specific third-party requirements/policies
  • Ordering provider registration (PECOS)
  • Missing demographic/insurance information for ordering physician and patient
• Support Commercial Sales team with client training and education as required for large new customers and/or new billing initiatives.
• Act as liaison for customer billing problems as necessary and communicate those to the appropriate person or department for resolution.
• Drive improvement to defined goals.
• Document all significant client interaction in CRM application (Salesforce.com). 
• Other duties as ass

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• 3+ years of experience with laboratory or physician level healthcare medical billing/claims experience  
• Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel
• Ability to travel up to 70% of the time to client sites
• Reliable personal transportation (automobile)
• Cell phone
• Strong Written/Verbal Communication skills
• Strong organization/time management skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to develop and sustain good customer relationships  

Preferred Qualifications:

• College degree or equivalent experience
• Experience working with data – pulling and analyzing information to understand root cause/trends/opportunities
• 3+ years of experience with face-to-face customer relationship management
• Experience working independently (remotely) and as part of a team
• Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid coverage policies