Medical Billing Assistant

The role is new and comes from growth in our client base. We need a Medical Billing Assistant who knows how to work denials, not just resubmit them. Employment is through our payroll partner in South Africa. Salary is paid monthly in local currency. You will need at least 3 hours of overlap with US Pacific time. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do:

• Process refunds for overpayments and credit balances.
• Send patient statements and move accounts to collections per policy.
• Update payer enrolment and fee schedule issues with the credentialing team.
• Review charges for correct CPT, ICD-10 and modifier use before submission.
• Work denials and rejections, correct errors and resubmit or appeal.

Minimum qualifications:

• 1-2 years of medical billing experience.
• Experience with clearinghouses such as Availity, Waystar or Trizetto.
• Familiarity with EOBs, ERAs and CARC/RARC codes.
• Comfortable in Excel for sorting and filtering AR reports.

Schedule: Part-time, 24 hours per week

Compensation and benefits:

Salary: R13,500 to R17,000 pcm

• Monthly internet allowance.
• Public holidays observed per your country.
• Two weeks of paid leave at year end.
• Annual salary review.

Company overview:

Our community mental health centre offers crisis services, case management, psychiatry and therapy.

Candidates must be eligible to work in South Africa.

The posting will close once we have a strong shortlist.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Patel Family Services LLC.