Billing Clerk

Position Title : Billing Clerk

Department : Finance

Job Location : Ontario – Newmarket (In Office)

Reports to : Controller

Date Last Updated : June 2024

JOB PURPOSE :

Reporting to the Controller, the Billing Clerk is responsible for supporting the Medicentres billing process, including but not limited to supporting Ontario physician payment and OHIP billing.

JOB DIMENSIONS :

Direct Reports : N / A

Financial : Supports the reconciliation of all billing and payment activity, billing investigations, and billing analysis.

Other : N / A

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES :

Physician Support / Billing :

• Provide physicians with billing support and training as required.
• Review and assist newly hired physicians in completing required documentation for credentialing and enrollment with OHIP group billing.
• Identify trends or patterns in coding errors or billing discrepancies and recommend process improvements or corrective actions as needed.
• Responsible for developing automated algorithms to continuously monitor physician billing habits to assist this position in providing communication plans to physicians.
• Continuous learning for changes to billing rules around provincial health
• Meets with individual physicians to discuss opportunities to improve billing.
• Provides communication to physicians and operations regarding billing changes and updates.
• Backup for vacation coverage, focusing specifically on Physician payroll, WCB claim submission and third-party invoice processing.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Other : N / A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :

Education / Certifications

CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT :

Fast paced, ever changing environment, where attention to detail, ability to multi-task, meet stringent deadlines, and focus among distractions is essential. All aspects of the job require a high degree of confidentiality, discretion and accuracy.

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