Medical Billing Specialist

Overview

Founded in 1971, Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI) remains the nation’s largest non-profit dialysis provider. With a team of approximately 5,000 talented and caring employees serving across the United States, DCI provides care to nearly 15,000 patients on dialysis and 3,500 patients with chronic kidney disease. We offer a variety of services including in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis (PD). Each position within DCI, from billers to administrators to nursing staff, contributes toward the goal of providing excellent patient care. Our staff has helped DCI achieve the lowest mortality and hospitalization rates among large dialysis providers for the past 13 years in a row.

The Billing Specialist must have effective communications skills. This position requires a large degree of interfacing with coworkers, clinic personnel, patients, and insurance representatives. Needs to be highly self-motivated and career minded.

Each Billing Specialist is assigned the responsibility of working accounts and keeping the account receivables within department standards. The Billing Specialist needs to have the ability to multi-task effectively in a fast paced environment.  This position is for the Middle Tennessee region.

Compensation: Starting pay will be minimum $19.00, depending on experience

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits
• Life and long-term care insurance provided at no additional expense to employee
• Paid time off (PTO) including holidays
• Extended Sick Bank (ESB) in addition to PTO – paid time for doctor appointments, sickness or medical leave
• Retirement plans with $.50 of each contributed dollar matched for eligible employees, up to 8 percent
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• Among others

Responsibilities

The following is a summary of what makes our team successful. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Monthly creation of billable charges for designated patients
• Monthly claims billing; follow-up, re-billing, secondary billing and correction billing of claims
• Collection process for account balances
• Updating patients file records
• Complete adjustment transaction forms
• Maintain good communication link with each patient’s home-clinic personnel
• Account aging balances; insurance verifications, referrals and authorization
• Aging balances must be kept within acceptable collection standards.

Competencies

• Interpersonal skills/expectations include: Excellent communication skills.
• Organization skills/expectations include: Attention to detail is a must.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office software, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.

Qualifications

• Associates degree preferred, but not required.
• A minimum of 2 years relevant experience in medical billing.

DCI is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer-Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.  If you are having difficulty using the online application system or would like to request other accommodations or application methods, please contact Doug Patterson at Accommodations@dciinc.org or 615-327-3061. Once a request has been made, DCI will initiate a discussion with you about your needs and whether an accommodation can be provided. DCI is committed to providing such accommodations where possible.

For more information about equal opportunity please see: 

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf;

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf;

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_formattedESQA508c.pdf; and

https://www.nlrb.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/basic-page/node-3788/employeerightsposter-8-5x11.pdf.

Security Roles and Responsibilities can be reviewed at: https://www.dciinc.org/security-roles