Medical Receptionist/Medical Billing and Coding

About This Role

This role involves welcoming patients, managing schedules, and handling medical coding and billing for an ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery practice. The position suits a candidate who is pleasant, works well with a team, and can efficiently manage patient flow in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients
• Receive insurance information
• Answer a multi-line phone system
• Schedule patients
• Cross-train and assist with other clinic tasks
• Review clinical notes to extract diagnoses and procedures, converting them using systems like CPT, ICD-10-CM
• Generate insurance claims using codes, verify coverage, secure prior authorizations, scrub claims for errors, and follow up on payments

Requirements

• Pleasant and engaging with patients
• Works well with others, with good rapport
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Efficiently uses time to create a smooth and pleasant patient flow for doctors and patients
• Ability to work with computers
• Enjoys an interesting, fast-paced environment
• Cheerfully performs tasks as assigned by supervisors
• Communicates with patients about what is happening at all stages
• Have a general understanding of eye anatomy, refractive errors, and diseases
• Preserves patient confidentiality and understands HIPAA
• High school diploma
• At least two references
• Passing a background check
• Good work history
• Physically able to assist patients, push wheelchairs, etc.
• Good vision
• Reliable transportation and punctuality

Nice to have:

• 1 year of Customer Service experience
• 1 year of Medical receptionist experience

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance

Important Details

• Schedule: regular business hours, no weekends
• Team: work closely with area physicians, health care providers, and optometrists

About the Company

Eye Associates of Central Minnesota is a busy referral ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery practice that prides itself on providing a superior patient experience and a pleasant work environment.