Collections/Auditing Billing Specialist Part-Time

Orange County Neurology, Inc. (OCN) was established in 2005 with mission of providing outstanding neurological care and services to the communities of Orange County, CA.  OCN prides itself in state-of-ther art medical care provided with compassion one patient at a time.

Neurological Office located in Mission Viejo is looking to add a Part-Time Collections/Audit specialist to our growing team. Must be detailed-oriented and have well-documented prior experience in managing denied and accepted medical claims from private insurance, work-comp, PI attorneys. . .etc. 

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all inclusive.

• This individual will be responsible for debt collections, which requires the ability to interface with clients in a professional and courteous manner on the phone and in writing.
• Initiate collection follow-up of all unpaid or denied claims with the appropriate payer to prevent write offs and timely filing denials.
• Research, appeal, and resolve claims rejections, underpayments, and denials with appropriate payer within payer specified deadlines.
• Responds to payer communications, taking appropriate action within specified deadlines.
• Check claim status using payer internet websites and performs appropriate action to ensure claims are resolved.
• Process Statements and make calls for patient collections as needed
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with teammates and payers.
• Other duties as assigned 
• Consistent, regular, punctual attendance as scheduled is an essential responsibility of this position 
Qualifications
Education, licenses, certifications, and experience required to fulfill the essential duties, include computer skills as required
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in collections/ Accounts Receivable required; healthcare or insurance experience strongly preferred

- Debt collections

- Knowledge of  Insurance appeals, Claim rejections, Denials from insurance

- Billing and coding experience