**You must live in the State of Washington and be able to come into the office a minimum of once per week to pick up mail and supplies necessary for the role.**

Who We Are:

Skagit Radiology Inc., P.S. is dedicated to providing patients and physicians with advanced, sub-specialized expertise and the highest levels of excellence in radiological services. Our staff incorporates the latest technology in medical imaging and image-guided therapy into cost-effective clinical practice. We actively maintain a leadership role in providing these services to the medical community and collaborate with other health care providers to continuously improve patient care. Our shared values include mutual respect, teamwork, superior service, professionalism and confidentiality.

Job Summary:

Under general supervision of the Billing Support Manager, this position is responsible for timely and accurate posting of charges, bankruptcies, registration and mail returns. This position will also provide backup support for prior authorizations.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Check registration for errors.
• Register patients into Practice Management System.
• Contact referring physician for DX codes if not received from coder.
• Post payments and charges from insurance carriers and patients.
• Correct billing charges and payment errors by adjusting accounts to reflect correct balance, billing to correct insurance, and adjusting payments to reflect correct payer.
• Answer phone inquiries from patients and insurance companies.
• Research and call patients on mail return.
• Take deposits to bank when needed.
• Provide back up to Clinic Front Desk, Billing Front Desk and Registration & charge posting when needed.
• Provide back-up support for prior authorizations.
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

Required Education, Training & Experience:

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Medical Billing Certification required.
• 3+ years’ billing experience required.
• Previous experience with hospital/clinic billing preferred.
• Previous experience in a busy physician practice preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ten key skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work alone and on a team.
• Ability to multi task in a fast-paced office environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires full range and finger dexterity with hand-eye coordination for operation of all department equipment.
• The employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• Primarily sedentary work. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.
• Operate a variety of computers, telephones and related equipment including personal computers, printers, interfacing hardware, and software packages.
• Most work is accomplished indoors and in air conditioned or well ventilated facilities within an office or cubicle space, equipped with a telephone and computer.