Billing Representative

Title: Billing Representative

Location: Traverse City United States

Job Description:

More Than Just Care, It's Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That's life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan's largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about - with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

• Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

A Day in the Life

• Responsible for "data accuracy and input" on the appropriate computer billing system.

• Responsible for inputting new and updating old information on the computer billing system.

• Handles questions from patients or interested persons concerning insurance, credit, or other problems relating to the agency.

• Reviews and mails monthly statements on private pay, commercial, compensation and problem Blue Cross and Champus accounts. Files electronic claims when available. Follows-up litigation cases.

• Utilizes current billing system to scan all necessary patient documents into the electronic medical record.

• Follows up with Physicians and referral sources for documentation/authorization needed to bill for services.

• Reviews Munson Home Medical Equipment accounts receivable statements, post comments, bills insurance, receives payment, coordinates refund, sends statements and makes collection calls. Refers uncollectibles to collection agency.

What's Required

• High school graduate, Associate's degree in business preferred, with further education in word processing, spread sheets and database management required.

• Three years experience in a hospital or related prior employment required.

• Proven above average math, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills required; medical terminology preferred.

Part-time, remote position. May need to be on-site when requested.

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.