Billing Officer - Melbourne, Australia - Icon Group

Icon Group

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Administration

Melbourne

Full Time

Icon Cancer Centre Australia

Billing Officer (Radiation Oncology) - Icon Cancer Centre Richmond

Join our Billings team and support our Radiation Oncology centres across VIC, NSW & TAS
Utilise your experience managing both inpatient and outpatient claims across Medicare, Health Funds and Third Party Insurers
Oversee patient invoices, followup debtors, attend to enquiries and setup payment plans

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Permanent, Full-Time, WFH Flexibility and Location Flexibility

Richmond, VIC
If you have experience in any of the below, we'd love to hear from you_
Processing health fund claims from an inpatient or outpatient setting
Experience working for a healthfund, managing hospital policies/claims
Accounts Receivable or Debt Collection
Medical Secretary experience (Medical Specialists or Private Hospital)

About Icon
Icon Group is Australia's largest dedicated cancer care provider with a growing reach into New Zealand and Asia.

With over 1000 employees our Australian cancer services division is made up of 6 day oncology hospitals, 22 radiation oncology centres and 8 comprehensive centres offering medical oncology, haematology and radiation oncology services under one roof.

The group also encompasses chemotherapy compounding services and pharmacy.

Icon is an innovative market leader at the forefront of cancer care and is dedicated to providing exceptional cancer care to patients as close to home as possible.

About the role

A permanent, full-time position is now available for a Billing Officer to join our team supporting our Radiation Oncology centres across VIC, NSW and TAS.

Our Billings team oversees the process of Medicare, Health Fund and Insurance claims from patient treatments delivered across our centres and manages outstanding patient debt.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Process, compile & distribute medical billing accounts for services which include Inpatient, Outpatient and other billing as required across multiple locations and states
Set up & processing of "Iconpay" payment plans
Follow up any unpaid and/or rejected items as required with Medicare, Health Funds, DVA, TAC, WorkCover, Overseas insurer or any other relevant agency or organisation.
Perform regular debtor followup including any required investigations and resubmissions for unpaid invoices whilst maintaining financial accountability
Effectively report to the Manager any unpaid invoices or outstanding debtors for further review on a routine basis.
Ensure that all Eclipse, Medicare and health fund rejections are actioned.
Arrange and followup timely registrations with Doctors, Medicare and health funds.
Collation of final approved paperwork for Direct Debits required for Trial, SCR and IconPay patients.
Review and follow up unreconciled transactions as soon as possible within the month.

About you

Excellent computer skills including all MS Office products and the ability to learn specialist programs used within the Department
Developed relationship and people skills
Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
Excellent time management, interpersonal and organisational skills
Lateral thinking, problem solving & decisionmaking skills
Experience in a similar role or in the health insurance industry including Medicare and Health Fund rulings and billing interpretations

What's in it for you

In this role, you'll enjoy a friendly, flexible and dynamic work environment, unique rewards and benefits and the opportunity to work for a growing and innovative market leader.

How to Apply:

If you have the experience and qualities we're looking for, we want to hear from you.

**COVID Health Requirement