Billing Coordinator/ Data Entry Clerk

Summary

Coordinates and supports the billing/Data Entry functions for assigned clinicians, across multiple practices and specialties. Works with the RCM vendor partner on daily revenue specific job functions, budget targets and all other responsibilities as assigned. job functions/responsibilities; and reporting compliance issues/concerns in a timely and appropriate manner.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Ensures all clinicians’ charges are completed in timely manner and billed into the Practice Management System daily.
• Works as the liaison between the Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) vendor and the operations teams within their assigned practices and/or clinicians.
• Runs and monitors the daily charge reports and assures that charges balance and units are correct.
• Escalates errors to the vendor partner or practice for resolution within the key performance indicator (KPI) time frames.
• Works with the vendor on any claims that are not billed and escalates to RCM leadership and operations leadership for claims that are not meeting the established KPI.
• Runs the daily activity report and reviews vs. budget targets.
• Notifies RCM leadership on budget variances.
• Works with practices if vendor has questions on claims for both pre and post billing.
• Ensures that established turnaround times for claim completion and billing are met or delinquent claims are escalated to RCM and operations leadership.
• Works with RCM vendor on credit balances that should be applied to charge line items.
• Monitors all unbilled claims and works with the vendor and/or practice to resolve.
• Run reports as requested by management teams or finance.
• Compares monthly actual charges to budget and prepares reports detailing any budget shortfalls.

Education

Required: High school diploma/GED

Preferred: Completion of billing or coding program

Experience

Required: 2 years of minimum experience working in large medical practice and/or billing company; specifically involved in the charge entry, claims processing, claim rejections and claims edit/correction processes

Tenet Healthcare/TPR complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

About Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services company with 115,000 employees united around a common mission: to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through its subsidiaries, partnerships and joint ventures, including United Surgical Partners International, the Company operates general acute care and specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers and other outpatient facilities. Tenet’s Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides technology-enabled performance improvement and health management solutions to hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, physician groups, self-insured organizations and health plans.

Tenet Healthcare employees enjoy comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans and, for some employees, basic personal accident insurance, disability insurance and long-term care insurance. Workers have access to prepaid legal assistance, an employee stock purchase plan, and matching corporate contributions to 401(k) retirement plans.

Workers praise the "huge learning opportunities" offered at Tenet Healthcare, and describe the company as a place you can "grow as professionals." Employees are "part of a team of co-workers who seem to care." They also enjoy access to free seminars and online education. However, some say there is a "political atmosphere" at the company that takes up a lot of time and energy.