Billing Clerk

Newmarket, ON, Canada
Full Time
Newmarket York Medical Clinic
Mid Level
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)
  • WCB
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