Billing Clerk - Missouri Girls Town : Job Details

The Billing Clerk position is responsible for ensuring proper and timely payment to aid in securing the organization's revenue and assist in cash flow projection. The Billing Clerk will submit and track insurance claims, Medicaid claims, residential billing, USDA remittance and clothing vouchers. The position requires a high attention to detail and trustworthiness.This position demonstrates commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the agency by engaging in respectful, cooperative relationships with clients, coworkers, and external stakeholders; being accountable for providing services and ensuring safety to clients with empowering clients in achieving the agency's mission.The Billing Clerk will be supervised by the Executive Director.Responsibilities:

Maintain current and relevant knowledge pertaining to residential billing, insurance billing, and Medicaid billing practices and regulations

Prepares and submits all Show-Me Healthy kids, Medicaid, and private insurance billing as received

Oversees USDA implementation and remittance to include documentation and necessary paperwork

Prepares and submits residential billing to various vendors

Professionally perform various collection actions including contacting vendors for explanation of abnormal or lack of receipt of payments

Keep Executive Director and Program Director notified of clinical billing

Follow guidelines set forth by the employee handbook, accounting policies and procedures handbook, investment policy and gift processing procedure instructions

Track organization's income to provide thorough reports on billing activity with clear and accurate data for quarterly meetings and annual budget preparation

Maintains strictest confidentiality, adhering to all HIPAA guidelines/regulations

Any additional duties assigned by the Associate or Executive Director

Qualifications

Minimum age of 21 years

High School Diploma or GED

Accounting or billing experience

No criminal background or history of abuse to a child

High attention to detail and trustworthiness

Ability to demonstrate caring, tolerance, and patience when dealing with troubled youth

Ability to demonstrate understanding of philosophy, policies and procedures, and programs of Missouri Girls Town

Ability to be on time and dependable

Ability to work independent with little supervision