Billing Supervisor (Dental)

Department: Health Sciences Center Location: Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Regular Job Req ID: R108364

Minimum Requirements: Bachelors degree in a related field and two (2) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 4 (Hourly).

Position Description: The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is seeking a Billing Supervisor. The Billing Supervisor serves as the patient account subject matter expert and provides supervision of several staff members who review claims, post payments, and process rejections and pre authorizations in the Dental Billing office.

May be eligible for $5,000 sign-on/retention bonus per ULSD policies and procedures and a $5,000 bonus upon the completion of one year of service.

Benefits: The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits please visit here.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervisor and SME of Chart Auditing.
• Works complicated chart audits to satisfy legal and contractual requirements.
• Review submitted treatment plans to ensure accurate coding; review treatment plans with patients to explain costs and fees associated with the treatment plan.
• Serve as a patient financial advisor, providing patients with available financial options (payment plans/healthcare credit cards, etc.) for planned treatment and manage said financial agreements.
• Train, assign and supervise staff and maintain appropriate records.
• Review and audit charts; enter financial/demographic data; answer inquiries pertaining to patient accounts; accept and post patient payments; issues receipts and balance ash drawer/bank deposit reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of dental procedures and terminology.
• Experience in a dental or medical clinic setting including medical coding.
• Experience in bookkeeping, business or cash handling.
• Knowledge of an electronic health record database.
• Proficiency in basic computer skills.
• Previous supervisory experience.

Target Compensation Maximum: $32.17 Target Compensation Minimum: $21.45 Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy.

In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

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