Medical Billing Coordinator II- (Dental Billing)

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Department: Location: Health Sciences Center Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Regular Job Req ID: R108735 Minimum Requirements: Vocational or other technical, certification training or apprenticeship beyond high school and two years of related bookkeeping, business or cash handling. Additional experience may be used on a one-to-one basis to offset the educational requirements. Grade 3 (Hourly) Position Description: The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is currently hiring a Medical Billing Coordinator II in our Patient Billing office (located at 501 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202). Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure that all patient visits are coded to legal and insurance standards; read through daily appointment notes and charges and work with staff, faculty and students to correct coding and chart note errors. Perform follow up audits of previously flagged patient charts. Answer inquiries pertaining to patient accounts. Post EFTs, Insurance credit card payments, Medicare, Medicaid and VA EFTs, submit commercial claims; answer clinic questions; handle daily claim batching process, work Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance accounts receivable. Manage and coordinate the filing and submission of insurance claims for the UofL School of Dentistry clinics including UofL Dental Associates for all insurance companies. Oversee Medicaid claims processes from filing to resubmission, keeping within contractual guidelines. Discuss benefits with patients and students; maximize benefits for patients by acting as liaison between ULSD and third-party payers; accept and post patient payments. Utilize the axiUm software program pertaining to patient data, treatment and financial/insurance related issues. Enter financial/demographic data. Inform other staff, students and faculty of changes in Current Dental Terminology procedure codes. Additional HIPAA / privacy training upon hiring. Benefits - The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits please visit here Target Compensation Maximum: $28.55 Target Compensation Minimum: $19.03 Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience. Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion. Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions. Assistance and Accommodations Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292. If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.