Billing Specialist - Catholic Health Initiatives : Job Details

**Overview**

CHI St. Anthony Hospital is a 25 bed licensed for 49 faith-based acute care level four trauma critical access hospital and healthcare campus serving the Pendleton Oregon area for more than 100 years. We are committed to the highest quality of patient care and safety; and to strengthening our community through wellness education. CHI St. Anthony Hospital is designed specifically to ensure that our physicians nurses and healthcare professionals can continue to provide extraordinary care for our patients. The 103000 square foot hospital features 4 operations rooms 11 emergency rooms 30 private patient rooms and the latest medical equipment. St. Anthony Hospital has plenty of room to grow as needed by the community and will continue to provide the safest quality of care possible. St. Anthony Hospital was also named one of the top patient experience hospitals in 2021. CHI St. Anthony is a member of CommonSpirit Health ( the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools and comprehensive outpatient services-all recognized for quality safety and service. To learn more go to www.sahpendleton.org

**Responsibilities**

**ob Summary:**

Under close supervision, the Billing Specialist is responsible for compiling and maintaining records of charges for goods and services rendered and ensuring accurate and efficient charge entry at any health care facility.

**Essential Functions:**

+ Coordinate copies of medical documentation with physician charges to support billing to all payers.

+ File and enter billing for patients into the system and analyze 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 enter patient charges into billing applications.

+ Perform other duties as assigned.

+ The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are notdesigned to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job.Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

**Required Education and Experience:**

+ High School Diploma or equivalent

+ Healthcare experience preferred

**Pay Range**

$17.89 - $24.60 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.