Billing Specialist

Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County. The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional, three urgent care facilities; Cape Regional Physicians Associates with primary care and specialty care providers delivering services in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional, the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs.  Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.

Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional is accredited by and received the Gold Seal of approval from The Joint Commission.

• Keys Medicare bills into the CMS system
• Updates system accounts, recording insurance verification, insurance changes, address changes, etc.
• Add missing charges and NPI numbers.
• Works the Medicare voucher daily making need adjustment to accounts to properly reflect patient responsibility amounts.
• Shares information with co-workers as needed. Reviews the open ATB and prepares lists of accounts that need to be addressed by the other Medicare Team Members.
• Demonstrates commitment to a Culture of Patient Safety and High Reliability through use of and promotion of high reliability principles and the NJ STRONG patient safety behaviors.
• Engages in reducing unsafe practices and drives improvement in culture of safety through implementation of NQF and other best practices as appropriate for the discipline.
• Demonstrates commitment to achieving the highest level of performance for external benchmarking, (e.g. Leapfrog, payor-based pay for performance, Medicare Star rating, etc.)
• Other clerical duties as assigned.

• Significant experience in all phases of hospital billing and regulations.   
• Experience with and knowledge of computerized billing systems and other office equipment. 
• Interpersonal skills must be well developed.
• Should possess the initiative and the ability to set and achieve high standards of performance.
• Ability to make progress on multiple assignments under time constraints.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to learn specific job duties and complete detailed work assignments.

• High school diploma, college course work in accounting or business preferred