Administrative Skills, Billing, Billing Records, Customer Support/Service, Customer/Client Research, Data Quality, Database Administration, Financial Services, High School Diploma, Hospital, Human Resources, Legal, Medical Billing, Medical Records, Reconciliation, Research Grants, Staff Requirements, Veterinary Medicine
Auburn Human Resources is excited to begin the search for a TES Medical Billing & Records Assistant to provide handle various financial tasks. These tasks include daily review, accuracy, and oversight of hospital patient billing and medical data.
Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:
- Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time
- Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads
- Assistance with special projects
- Seasonal work
- Emergencies
If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.
AU student employees are not eligible for TES.
Responsibilities:
- Reviews billing details on patient cases ensuring that all charges are entered, and any duplications are corrected. Completes audits, in conjunction with doctors and technicians, on financial records and contracts, grants, and research accounts ensuring charges are correct for services provided. Approves bill order audits prior to discharge.
- Reviews and updates the daily census and census reports ensuring that all hospitalized patients are included and those discharged are removed. Provides support for end of day financial reconciliation.
- Originates, receives, prepares, and/or approves vouchers, forms, letters, papers, schedules, reports and other documents and resolves inconsistencies and errors with appropriate persons. Ensures the confidentiality of all patient records by following all confidentiality guidelines for patient privacy.
- Communicates frequently with faculty and house officers regarding medical and financial deficiencies in patient and client accounts.
- Maintains hospital database to include verifying information and maintaining cross-referencing system; ensures that outgoing data is transmitted effectively and efficiently; ensures that external documents are linked to the appropriate patient account; standardizes diagnosis terminology.
- Enters, identifies errors, and makes corrections to diagnostic data on database.
- Assists clients and veterinarians with data inquiries following prescribed procedures and refers irregular requests to appropriate clinician or supervisor; ensures the accuracy of data for research purposes.
- Prepares patient and client data for medical and legal review.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent plus 2 years of experience in administrative support and financial services.
Substitution for experience:
Degrees may be used in lieu of experience.
Pay Range:
USD $16.00 - USD $17.00 /Hr.
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