Billing Assistant

Company’s Overview

Mittleman Eye Center (MEC) is a comprehensive eye care practice serving the greater West Palm Beach and Jupiter communities. With over 50 years of experience in the field, we offer eye exams, consultations, optical and all general ophthalmology. We offer advanced cataract and refractive surgeries, glaucoma treatment, and retina. At Mittleman Eye, we exemplify the core values of Respect, Excellence, Consistency, Adaptability, Sustainability and Efficiency. We hold our employees to the highest standards of morals and character.

Job Description

We are looking for a very energetic and multitasking Billing Accounting Assistant to join our billing team and work under the supervision of the Billing Accounting Manager. This dedicated person will assist with completing billing-related activities on time, accurately, and with an emphasis on excellent customer service.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Report to Billing & Accounting Manager

• Completing billing-related activities on time and accurately.
• Performing accounting procedures such as bills, costs and Eremit Processing.
• Keeping track of accounting records.
• Reviewing, writing and justifying charges
• Monitoring, confirming, and processing delinquent receipts.
• Collecting, processing, and allocating funds related to payments.
• Reconcile accounts receivable and payable balances
• Reconcile bank statements with company records.
• Identify discrepancies and resolve any issues promptly.
• Participating in charge capture such as patient registration, insurance verification, billing, and collections.
• Reconciling billing accounts.
• Ensuring timely and accurate submission of insurance claims and patient bills.
• Supervising the billing department staff, including training on behalf of the Billing Manager.
• Remaining updated on changes in healthcare billing and coding standards.
• Ensuring patient billing inquiries and complaints are addressed in a timely and professional manner.
• Assisting the Billing Manager on preparing documents for auditing.
• Helping the manager prepare financial statements, and reports.
• Assist with the preparation steps, as well as execute other tasks.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, management, healthcare or other related field with at least 1 year of experience.
• Associate degree with at least 2 years of experience.
• Have at least 1 year of experience working in the medical field; Eye clinics and practices are preferred.
• 1 year of experience in medical coding and /or billing is a plus.

Benefits:

• Generous monthly benefit package
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Discount on eye products and services.

Professional skills:

• Ability to work under pressure and in a high-speed environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and team player
• Accounting and finance knowledge.
• Adept at budgeting and forecasting.
• Ability to multitask and well organized.
• Detail-oriented.
• Action-oriented problem-solving.

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