Hospice Medical Biller
Unity Hospice
Skokie, IL
NP · Medical Billers & Coders · Medical Billers
Posted Jun 12 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Medical Billers & Coders
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Agency
- Setting
- Telehealth
- Accepts
- NP
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Overtime
- $50/hr
The median for nursing in Illinois is $35/hr, across 937 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
*Unity Hospice* is a family owned and operated hospice. We are looking for an outstanding Hospice Medical Biller to join our team. Our promise to our patients is “We personalize our care and treat you like family”. We are dedicated to making our patients final days, weeks and months as comfortable as possible.
The promise to treat everyone like family also flows through the daily work environment, where all employees are part of the Unity family. We offer a workplace that employees are proud to be a part of. Unity Hospice was voted a Chicago Tribune “Top Workplace” by our employees for the last 11 years!
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We are looking for exceptional people to join our growing team. People who want to make a difference in the community and in the lives of others. The end of life can be accompanied by feelings of loss and isolation, and the Unity Hospice team is dedicated to ensuring that the transition is filled with dignity, comfort and peace. We are dedicated to doing this not only for our patients, but for their families and loved ones as well.
The success of our company is dependent upon teamwork. Our specially trained team includes doctors, nurses (NP, LPN and RN), social workers, certified nursing assistants, spiritual counselors, therapists and volunteers, just to name a few. The one thing we are missing is YOU – please join us!
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Duties
What you will do:*
- Prepares and bills timely all Medicare, Medicaid and Private Insurance claims each month
- Evaluates denied claims, researches and resubmits claims appropriately for payment
- Keeps track daily, weekly and/or monthly of all information impacting timely processing of accounts receivables
- Analyzes and reviews all reporting to meet or exceed collection goals
- Performs tracking and posting of payments and/or adjustments as directed
- Researches potential sources of payment for indigent or other unpaid claims
- Keeps skills current on billing systems with special emphasis on Medicare, Medicaid and Private Insurance updates from CMS and other agencies
- Wear identification while on duty; adhere to dress code and appear neat and clean
- Attend staff meetings and in-services as required by agency
- Adhere to all agency policies and processes
- Other duties as assigned
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Requirements
What you need to have:*
- Hospice billing experience
- Quick Books experience
- Basic computer knowledge
- Utmost compassion and integrity
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Benefits
What you will get:*
- Supportive and welcoming work environment
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance plans
- Matching 401k retirement plan
- 3 weeks PTO (paid time off)
- 7 paid holidays
- Reimbursed mileage
- Company phone
- EAP (employee assistance program)
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Back-to-School program
- Shining Star program
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience
- Hospice Medical billing: 2 years (Required)
- QuickBooks: 2 years (Required)
- administrative assistant: 2 years (Required)
- Medical office: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Skokie, IL 60076
Sourced from a public job board.
“Experience: * Hospice Medical billing: 2 years (Required) * QuickBooks: 2 years (Required) * administrative assistant: 2 years (Required) * Medical office: 2 years (Required) W” · from this posting
Requirements
- What you need to have:*
- Hospice billing experience
- Quick Books experience
- Basic computer knowledge
- Utmost compassion and integrity
Benefits highlights
- Paid holidays
- Employee assistance program
- AWHEP
Place
- City
- Skokie, IL
- Median rent
- $1,552/mo
- Local household income
- $95,337/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
Skokie is a diverse, family-friendly suburb just north of Chicago, offering a quieter pace with easy city access via the CTA Yellow Line. With tree-lined residential streets, a growing downtown, and proximity to Evanston and Lake Michigan, it's a solid pick for nurses seeking suburban comfort without being far from urban amenities.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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