Insurance Billing Clerk - Patient Accounting

The County of Riverside's University Health System - Behavioral Health department is seeking multiple regular Insurance Billing Clerks to join their Patient Accounting team.

Under supervision, the incumbent will be responsible for verifying insurance coverage, accessing computerized account files, reviewing accounts to verify the accuracy of information and making any required changes for proper billing purposes, obtaining or updating information and data, preparing claim files, reviewing denied claims for possible correction ; performing fiscal clerical work processing and billing fiscal intermediaries for medical services rendered to patients; and to do other work as required.

These positions are located in Riverside.

These positions have a 9/80 schedule with non-payweek Friday off (specific shift hours may be discussed during interview process).
Meet the team! RUHS-BH Website•Verify medical insurance coverage following established procedures; Access computerized account files to obtain or update information and data.
•Prepare billing information to third party intermediaries for services rendered or for fees or other related charges; Enter standard or coded data from forms or documents into computer terminal.
•Type a variety of numerical or alphabetical data which may include requisitions, claims, or reports; Review all patient accounts to verify the accuracy of information and make any required changes for proper billing purposes.
•Review patient insurance forms and cards for completeness and accuracy as required by medical assistance programs and private insurance carriers for filling and payment.
•Contact patient's medical insurance carrier to obtain authorization for treatment and to verify eligibility and coverage.
•Respond to requests for account information from patients concerning status of account, patient liability and general billing procedures.
•Check and correct account or numerical records for arithmetical errors or proper coding.

EITHER I
Experience: One year of experience performing financial, statistical, or fiscal record keeping work, including billing.

(Medical billing experience is preferred but not essential.)

OR II
Experience: Two years of clerical experience, one of which involved making arithmetical computations of performing some financial, statistical, or fiscal record keeping and billing work, preferably medical billing;
One year of the non-specialized experience may be substituted by either:
Completion of 18 semester or 27 quarter units from a recognized college in secretarial sciences, business education or a closely related field.
OR
Completion of 369 hours of training from a recognized occupational training programin secretarial science business education, or a closely related field.

Knowledge of: The basic methods, practices, and terminology of fiscal clerical work including general billing methods, procedures, and techniques; general clerical auditing and verification techniques; the applica...