Health-Vision Insurance/Financial Coordinator
Job Description
The Health-Vision Insurance/Financial Coordinator role at Indiana EyeCare Center is an on-site position in Indianapolis, IN, focused on keeping the front desk running smoothly while supporting insurance verification, payments, and billing-related workflows. You will welcome and register patients, manage check-in and check-out, and handle coordination tasks that help maintain an organized patient schedule and accurate reporting.
This full-time or part-time position offers an hourly rate of $20.00 to $24.00. The role requires 5 years of related experience in insurance billing/payment entry, along with a bachelor’s degree (required). A COVID vaccination proof requirement applies.
Key Responsibilities
- Welcome and register both new and established patients.
- Check in and check out patients with accuracy.
- Manage patient flow to keep the office schedule running smoothly.
- Help prepare patient files and records for upcoming visits.
- Maintain organization and flow of patients at the front desk.
- Verify insurance benefits and process insurance payments and billing-related tasks.
- Collect co-pays and outstanding balances, send monthly statements, and send accounts to collections.
- Answer patient billing and insurance questions.
- Answer phones, confirm and reschedule appointments, and keep schedules full by managing patient recalls.
- Schedule future appointments as recommended by the doctor.
- Support office team efforts tied to practice goals, including patient visits per month and specialty products/services provided per month.
- Assist in other office areas such as optical and preliminary testing to keep operations on schedule, with training provided.
- Balance and run daily and monthly reports with accuracy.
- Maintain adequate supplies for the office and keep supply lists up to date.
- Build understanding of optical/medical terminology.
- Serve as administrative assistant to the doctor.
Requirements
- Ability to thrive in a busy environment and multi-task accurately.
- Excellent communication and phone skills.
- Strong math skills.
- Bachelor’s degree (required).
- Detail-oriented approach.
- Maintain professionalism and composure while handling upset patients, with understanding and empathy.
- Medical insurance knowledge or experience is beneficial, and the role can be trained.
- Insurance Billing/Payment Entry: 5 years (required).
- Relocate to Indianapolis, IN 46250 before starting work (required).
Benefits
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work location: In person. Job types: Full-time, Part-time. Pay: $20.00 to $24.00 per hour.