Medical Billing Officer at Universal Human Resource Consult

Summary

• We are currently seeking to employ a suitably qualified HMO/Billing Officer (In A Hospital), responsible for planning and overseeing health services, coordination of health workers, managing NHIS/HMO quality initiatives, coordination of meetings, carrying out billing and collections functions of a hospital.

Responsibilities

• The billing officer must ensure that every patient that sees the doctor or receives any other treatments is billed appropriately and that the payment is made to the cashier.
• It is the duty of the billing officer to see to it that patients especially the Corporate/HMO patients get their drugs. This he/she must carry out with the consultation of the Pharmacist.
• Ensure that bills sent out are correct and correspond with the treatment given and received by the patient.
• To ensure that the billing guide is in line with the current economic changes so that the Hospital does not run at a loss.
• Ensure that all HMO platforms are adequately followed and patients are treated according to their plans.
• Ensure that every HMO patient whose platform is not covered for the required treatment is treated as either a private patient and /or get adequate code from the company before commencement of treatment.
• Work in synergy with the records unit to ensure all required information is processed.
• Follow up with payment of bills sent to HMO’s, corporate clients for proper reconciliation.
• Any other duty as may be officially assigned.

Qualifications

• B.Sc in Business Administration, Health, Science or in any related field. HMO Experience is required. Any additional certification (professional membership of health, the management or related bodies) is a plus.

Competency and Technical Skills Requirement:

• Proficiency in MS Office, with exceptional knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of Google Docs
• Excellent customer relationship skills
• Computer proficiency
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Time management.