Charge Entry Specialist

The Charge Entry Specialist will provide a full range of charge entry specialist duties. The Charge Entry Specialist is responsible for entering and reconciling clinical, surgical, and/or diagnostic charges for all practices. The Charge Entry Specialist will ensure charges are entered timely, accurately and are supported by clinical documentation.

Essential Job Functions

• Enter, reconcile, and bill clinical, surgical, and diagnostic charges within 2 business days.
• Complete a thorough review of necessary charges such as modifiers and diagnosis.
• Communicate with clinical teams and providers across the organization as necessary.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy for all charge entry processes and input.
• Complete daily, and weekly, reconciliations for all captured charges.
• Formulate and recommend program goals and objectives in all areas of employee relations.
• Utilize the system charge scrubber to process daily charges.
• Complete surgery operative notes for the provider’s review and signature.
• Complete image surgery operative notes into the billing system.
• Periodically communicate with leadership on assignment status.
• Identify opportunities to improve charge entry quality, to include charge edits.
• Transmit claims to the clearinghouse and resolve clearinghouse rejections.
• Assist with other charge entry assignments as determined by the department leaders.

Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to function well in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and maintain high degree of confidentiality.
• Proficient in using organizational billing systems.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible to the needs of the department and organization.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

The work characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Fast-paced, deadline oriented, confidential department. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Demonstrated ability to do excessive walking, standing, bending and stooping. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or control, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, kneel and crouch.

The employee may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (50-90 pounds). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee will be required to work in an office environment or remotely as need. Ability to travel between locations may be necessary.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type And Expected Hours Of Work

This is a full-time position. Typical days and hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Remote work may be considered for this position.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel

Travel to the office as necessary. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Prior Charge Entry experience required (minimum of 1 year).
• Certified Procedural Coder (CPC) or Ophthalmic Coding Specialist (OCS) preferred.

Benefits

• 401(K) Company Match
• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Vision Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pet Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Continuing Education
• Paid Time Off

US EYE provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.