Job Description:
New England Cancer Specialists (NECS) is currently seeking
a full-time Monday- Friday Billing Specialist-Accounts
Receivable (AR) to join our professional billing team. As
a Billing Specialist-AR, you will perform all collection efforts on
assigned Insurance payers. You are responsible for the full accounts
receivable life cycle, including analyzing and researching unpaid
claims, assisting in the resolution of denials, partial payments,
and over-payments as well as communicating with payers, patients and
other team members. Experience in payment posting is a plus as
position will back up the payment poster to cover illnesses and
vacations. This position is remote but will need the ability to
drive to our Scarborough ME on an as needed basis preferred.
NECS offers competitive pay, new employees are eligible to earn
up to 3.4 weeks of Paid Time Off in their first year with the
practice, as well as an additional 10 paid company holidays. We
offer medical, dental and vision insurance and eligibility starts
the 1st of the month after your hire date!
NECS is a private medical practice composed of 14 oncologists
and hematologists serving the region from 5 different locations in
Maine and New Hampshire. Our mission is to make life better for
people with cancer and blood disorders. Kindness, compassion, and
respect are part of everything that we do - from our phone operators
to our physicians, every person on our team is important, and
everyone makes a difference. We are proud to be the first Dana
Farber Affiliate practice in the country, striving to provide the
highest quality care and unmatched, holistic support for every
patient, every day
Job Duties:
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Knowledge of New England Cancer Specialists' contractual
insurance agreements, insurance denial/appeal processes, and fee schedules.
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Identify and resolve denials and improper payments by
accessing payer web applications, completing forms and telephoning
account representative per New England Cancer Specialists policies.
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Completes system-generated tasks for denials, ARcuity, and variances
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Reviews monthly reports generated to ensure review of
underpayments/overpayments variances, credit balances, and fully
adjusted charges
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Respond to patient and insurance carrier inquiries on time.
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Monitor accounts receivable status (i.e., aging etc.).
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Writes up Refunds per NECS Refund policy.
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Familiarize themselves with insurance carrier websites and
gets newsletter updates via emails
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Educates Financial advocates, coders and other staff members
of changes coming with their assigned carriers via email.
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Establish and maintain relationships with provider representatives.
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Works with provider representatives to resolve long-standing
issues with carrier, may have to maintain excel spreadsheets of
affected accounts
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Attend required meetings and participate in committees as requested.
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Ensure and maintain confidentiality, privacy, and compliance
of patient rights per HIPAA regulations and New England Cancer
Specialists policies.
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Back up Payment Poster
Monday-Friday work week, no nights, or weekends
Travel: Rare
