Prepare and submit patient transport bills by reviewing care reports, verifying information, assigning billing codes and profit centers, and entering tickets (minimum 30/day) in Zoll RescueNet. Handle patient and third-party calls, screen for financial assistance, document all communications, and perform receptionist duties as needed.
Join Team AMT! Now hiring for Billing Specialist at our Headquarters in Peoria!
Advanced Medical Transport (AMT) is the premier provider of emergency and scheduled ambulance services in Central and Western Illinois, as well as parts of Iowa. AMT is a private, not-for-profit organization operated for community benefit.
Do you thrive in a fast-paced healthcare transportation environment and have a passion for helping others? AMT is seeking a Billing Specialists to provide daily billing and collections support for transportation charges. In this role you will provide top-notch customer service to patients that have called in with questions about a bill, as well as responding to various agencies.
What You'll Do:
- Review patient care reports thoroughly
- Verify patient information
- Prepare patient billing by allocating charges to appropriate pay sources; assign appropriate billing codes
- Accurately choose correct profit center for each ticket billed
- Utilize available resources to help provide correct insurance and/or patient information
- Input tickets in a careful and timely manner ensuring correct information on all screens
- Input a minimum of 30 tickets on billing days
- Make and receive patient phone calls
- Screen patients for financial assistance
- Review and work assigned workflow schedules in Zoll RescueNet
- Accurately and completely documents all conversations with patients, third party payers, and others in ticket notes
- Receptionist duties as required
Why Join AMT?
- Work with a supportive, mission-driven team.
- Grow your career in a respected Emergency Medical Services healthcare organization.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
AMT's Benefits:
- 403(b) account with 50% company match
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay — six paid holidays each year: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, as well as Flex-spending or HSA accounts
- Payroll Direct Deposit
- Wellness Programs
- Paid Continuing Education
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short-term Disability
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Options
- Fitness Center Memberships
Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now and help AMT deliver compassionate, reliable, and high-quality transport services!
QualificationsRequired Qualifications:
- High school education or G.E.D
- 1 year billing experience
- Ability to type 35-45 w.p.m.
- Computer skills
- Knowledge of private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid billing procedures
- Obtains CAC certification one year after released from billing audit
- Knowledge of Zoll and its relationship to patient accounts billing
- Ability to maintain patient files and sensitive information with confidentiality.
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