Account Support Specialist - Surgical Specialists of Atlanta

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Practice Details 

Surgical Specialists of Atlanta is a full-service general surgery practice specializing in the minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic techniques to treat an array of medical conditions. Our passionate, board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeons, Dr Mariam Ali-Mucheru, Dr. Laurel Barnes, Dr. Iqbal Garcha, Michael Genz, MD, Dr. J. Patrick Luke, Dr. Julie F. McGill, Janine Pettiford, MD, Dr. Mark Wilkiemeyer and Dr. Thomas Wood bring years of experience serving the greater Atlanta area and offer the latest surgical techniques and procedures treating diseases across the body.

Responsibilities

Performs as a cross trained multi functional team member of the office practice. Ensures accurate and timely charge capture and billing of office visits and inpatient charges, front office assistant responsibilities, precertification, scheduling or other administrative functions as assigned. Responsible for collecting physician and technical superbills/rounding sheets daily. Enters and verifies patient demographics and insurance information. Verifies medical benefits and obtains preauthorization. Cross trained in the billing process cycle to include charge capture, insurance, collections and payment processing including outsourced receivables.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

• 2 year experience in a clerical environment, preferably in a healthcare environment.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read and understand a medical record chart.
• Basic typing skills
• Knowledge of current ICD-9 and CPT codes
• Ability to manage time of self and others.
• Basic math skills

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED

• Experience in a medical office setting.

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