1. Two years of clerical experience with public contact, including one year performing medical billing, insurance, or related duties, preferably in a health facility; or,
2. one year of experience performing duties equivalent to Patient Accounts Clerk with Santa Barbara County; or,
3. A combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to one of the employment standards listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Knowledge of: Current Procedures Codes (CPT) and International Class of Diseases Codes (ICD9) utilized in medical billing; fiscal record keeping using an automated system and/or health care billing including Medi-Cal, Medicare, or other third party reimbursers; public and private sources of assistance, and methods of qualifying for funding; collections laws, regulations, and techniques; medical terminology utilized in medical billing; current office practices and procedures; English usage, grammar, and spelling; basic math.
Job Description: This class is the lead worker in the Patient Accounts Clerk series. It is distinguished from the Patient Accounts Clerk by its responsibility for training staff and directing the workflow of the unit. The Patient Accounting Supervisor is distinguished from the Patient Accounts Clerk, Senior by the former's full supervisory responsibility over the Patient Accounting unit. Adequate performance at the Senior level requires providing leadership and technical expertise to staff, assisting the Patient Accounting Supervisor in recruiting, mentoring, and retaining Patient Account Clerks.
About Salary: $15.64-$19.09 every hour / $2,720-$3,320 monthly / Range: 4846
Definition: Under general direction, leads the work of staff in
the Patient Accounting unit, and acts as the supervisor of the unit
in the absence of the Patient Accounting Supervisor; acts as
technical resource to staff; computes, bills, posts, and collects
patient accounts; and performs related duties as required.
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