Position Title: Billing Clerk Department: Finance Job Location: Ontario - Newmarket (In Office) Reports to: Controller Date Last Updated: October 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:
Build and maintain strong working relationships with the Ontario Physicians.
Support physician onboarding and training on billing procedures.
And other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Experience and understanding of OHIP billing is required.
Basic understanding of the flow of healthcare billing methods is considered an asset.
Fluent in Microsoft Office Software.
Professional and mature approach to customer service.
Strong organizational skills and aptitude in numbers/statistics.
Detail oriented and analytical.
Ability to manage and prioritize project work.
Aptitude for understanding databases, system flows and processes.
Education/ Certifications
Post-Secondary degree or diploma in finance or a related field.
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.
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS:
All levels/departments of Medicentres
Physicians
Clinic Support Office (IT, Accounting, HR)
EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Vendors
Suppliers
Health System Stakeholders (government and private sector)
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