Medical Billing Specialist at TAREEN DERMATOLOGY PA – Roseville, Minnesota

Job Summary:

Tareen Dermatology is seeking a detail-oriented Medical Billing Specialist to support accurate billing, claims processing, and patient account management across our growing dermatology practice. This role plays a vital part in ensuring timely reimbursement and clear communication with patients, providers, and payers.

This position is primarily remote, with occasional on-site meetings required. Ideal candidates are organized, independent, and thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications - Medical Billing Specialist

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-2 years of experience in a business office setting required.
• Previous dermatology experience preferred.

Required Skills:

• Proficient in typing, spelling, punctuation, grammar, and oral communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Strong computer skills.
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Prior billing experience within a medical office/clinic preferred.
• Experience with patient registration, collecting payments and obtaining/verifying insurance information preferred.
• Ability to communicate calmly and clearly with patients and others on the phone and in-person.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Ability to navigate Practice Management and EHR systems.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing visit coding, posting charges, payments, and adjustments, processing claims, working denials, customer service calls, working collections lists, maintaining related files and logs, and checking patient insurance eligibility.
• Processing of claims for reimbursement and ensures all necessary documentation and attachments are included with claims. Interacts with physicians and administrators to coordinate communication of billable services to patients.
• Gathers and exchanges information necessary to ensure timely processing and reimbursement of claims and to promote maximum cash flow and reduce outstanding days in accounts receivable.
• Generates revenue by making payment arrangements, collecting accounts, and monitoring and pursuing delinquent accounts.
• Collects delinquent accounts by establishing payment arrangements with patients, monitoring payments, and following up with patients when payment lapses occur.
• Utilizes collection agencies to collect accounts which deem appropriateness of pursuing legal remedies.
• Educate patients on insurance questions, claims questions and resolve issues.
• Secures payments by interviewing and obtaining information from patients, establishing payments due prior to sending monthly statements.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Follow HIPAA and OSHA policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Pay Range: $19.00-$27.00 per hour
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee discounts on cosmetic services and products

Work Environment:

This position is remote, with occasional requirements of in office meetings. Employee must live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch; talk, hear and smell. The employee must be able to lift or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mission Statement:

The mission for Tareen Dermatology is to provide compassionate, state of the art dermatologic care to each patient with an emphasis on early diagnosis, patient education, and comprehensive skincare.

Our Vision is to exceed the patient’s expectations by providing individualized, expert, and ethical care. We seek to be a leader in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology and to always give back through service in our community.