Billing Specialist

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky. 

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. 

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

As our Billing Specialist, you will help our patients and providers streamline the billing and insurance process so they can focus on patient care and financial well-being.

Every day you will review and process patient accounts, insurance claims, and payment postings. You will be expected to ensure accurate and timely billing, follow up on denied claims, and maintain patient confidentiality.

To be successful in this role, you must have strong attention to detail, knowledge of medical billing and coding, and experience with healthcare insurance.

• Coordinate copies of medical documentation with physician charges to support billing to third-party payers.
• File and enter billing for patients into system and analyzes patient accounts to ensure billing is accurate.
• Resolve routine patient billing inquiries and problems, handling follow-up questions from patients, resolving discrepancies or errors.
• Review medical coding as necessary and enters patient charges into billing applications.
• Obtains, manages, and verifies billing authorization for all procedures and clinic visists when deemed necessary.
• Assesses daily staffing needs on each unit/program and assists unit personnel as needed by telephoning staff, posting needs, and/or utilizing resource team/PRN personnel.

Required

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• 1-3 years Healthcare billing experience , upon hire
• None, upon hire