Job Summary:MaineGeneral Health. We’re With You. Be With Us

MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities.

If you are looking for the opportunity to support your friends, family, and your community through your work at MaineGeneral Health...Come be with us.

Job Description:

The Role:

MaineGeneral Health is seeking an experienced laboratory billing specialist. This specialist will oversee laboratory billing and ensure charges are posted accurately and in a timely manner. This specialist will play an integral role in the revenue cycle of the laboratory.

The Opportunity: 

We are a CAP accredited, 24/7 lab that is responsible for over 1 million tests annually for the central Maine Community.

Built around a people first model – we are committed to our employees’ well-being, growth, work-life balance. MGH offers established career ladders and ongoing commitment to our employees.

The Work: 

Receives and responds to account inquiries to ensure timely and accurate resolution of patient account issues.Reviews patient account history and contacts appropriate internal/external resources as necessary to investigate and resolve patient account issues. Refers/escalates issues to appropriate personnel as necessary.Assists with quality management of accurate billing (internal monitoring, coordination with supervisors to monitor trends-spreadsheet, process improvement etc.)Accurately enters manual charges (reference labs, legal alcohols, medical examiner etc.)Performs charge reconciliation of internal laboratory charges.

You Have: 

AS/Certification in medical coding/billing (either AS or certification is acceptable)Knowledge of lab testsCustomer service experience, multitasking, knowledge and ability to use may different systems. 

Scheduled Weekly Hours:40

Scheduled Work Shift:

Job Exempt: No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability  Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .