Location: Lexington,KY, USA
**Overview**
CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health includes 275 providers delivering quality care to patients across 88 locations in central and eastern Kentucky. Our full service network delivers a variety of Primary Care Services including Family Internal Geriatric and Pediatric Medicine in addition to several specialties to deliver custom care based on the unique needs of our patients.
**Responsibilities**
Under general direction, the Front Desk Lead oversees the coordination and administration of front office activities and is responsible for coding, coordinating, verifying and distributing all billable services.
+ Act as a team lead to schedule work and ensure timely and accurate billing activities.
+ Coordinate with clinical staff to obtain charge information for all patients.
+ Act as a resource for Practice Managers and Physicians with denials and coding questions.
+ Code procedures performed and diagnosis on charge.
+ Coordinate copies of medical documentation with physician charges to support billing to third-party payers.
+ Resolve complex patient billing inquiries and problems.
+ Conduct all functions associated with patient check-out including pricing services, collecting payment and scheduling follow-up appointments.
+ Complete payment and benefit verification on all patients in accordance with practice policies.
+ Coordinate scheduling with that of the practitioners' schedules to ensure proper coverage of patient appointments and out-of-office calls.
+ Work with Practice Manager to facilitate training of new hires and other training initiatives.
+ Perform other duties as assigned.
**Qualifications**
+ High school diploma or equivalent required.
+ 4 years billing experience in a health care organization required.
+ 4 years office experience required.
**Pay Range**
$17.04 - $23.43 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.