Job Description

Family Focus prides itself on providing top-quality healthcare services to its community. Its dedicated team of professionals is committed to delivering exceptional patient care in a supportive and friendly environment. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Medical Billing Specialist to join our team in Dartmouth, NS.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain accurate patient records and health plan information
  

• Review all medical billings in a timely manner
  

• Review and analyze the accuracy of claims made by other billing services
  

• Work with other billing staff to resolve billing issues and discrepancies
  

• Become the go to person for medical billing and provide follow up and training for the team
  

• Data Entry – input billing information into Med Access EMR system (i.e. creating billing templates)
  

• Authorization review
  

• Prepare and submit electronic and hard copy billing for assigned facilities
  

• Document preparation for appeals
  

• Claims payment research and follow-up
  

• MSI billing inquiries/entries/training
  

• Clear up-to-date notes entry on the progress of all outstanding balances
  

• Posting patient and insurance payments to patient accounts with a high degree of accuracy
  

• Identifies, researches, and ensures timely processing of payments and error corrections
  

• Onboarding of new Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
  

• Audit of claims to ensure accuracy
  

• Provide assistance to Medical Office Assistants with claim inquires
  

• Perform other related duties as assigned by Management
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, medical billing, or related field preferred.
  

• Minimum of 1 year experience in medical billing and coding preferred.
  

• Working knowledge of the MSI billing system
  

• Time management and multi tasking skills highly required
  

• Knowledge of medical terminology and procedures.
  

• Knowledge of payment cycle analysis.
  

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and work as a collaborative part of a team
  

• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
  

Benefits:

• Dental care
  

• Extended health care
  

• Vision care
  

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
  

• Monday to Friday