Billing Representative

Overview

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics.

Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and was named as a 2024-2025 High Performing Hospital for Heart Attacks by U.S. News & World Report.  The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems.  Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stmarymedical for more information.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Responsibilities

The Billing Representative is responsible for the day-to-day billing operations. The Billing Representative will serve as a resource to C.A.R.E. Clinic physicians, nurses, medical assistants, managers, and clinic staff in all insurance related issues. The Billing Representative will ensure that we are billing and collecting patients insurance appropriately. 

This position is responsible for compiling reports in regards to Accounts Receivables and ensuring that claims are paid in a timely manner. This position may have access to third party credit card information and transactional systems (cash registers, point of sale devices, applications supporting credit card transactions, and reports or other documents containing credit card information) from single transactions or a single card at a time.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years job-related experience required.
• Two-year college degree desired.
• Knowledge of Medicare and Medical compliance and documentation standards for billing, CPT and ICD-9 coding, including Physician Guidelines, Medical Terminology, anatomy and disease processes; demonstrable ability to use these to make sound coding choices.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; excellent organizational skills; ability to be flexible and work collaboratively.
• AHIMA CCS-P certified preferred.