Job Description

Billing Specialist - hybrid remote

Faith Hospice is seeking a full-time (40 hours per week), detail-oriented Billing Specialist with a medical coding certification to join our team of professionals. This role is essential to ensuring accurate clinical documentation, compliant billing practices, and timely reimbursement.

What will you do:

Review clinical documentation for palliative care services and assign accurate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes. Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and payer-specific coding guidelines. Collaborate with providers, nurses, and administrative staff to clarify documentations and resolve coding discrepancies. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of coding rules, including but not limited to time-based and medical decision making-basted billing. Conduct internal audits of coded encounters to support quality assurance initiatives. Assist with claim billing, denials, appeals, and payer inquiries to correct denied claims. Protect confidentiality and adhere to all HIPAA regulations. The schedule is Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Work can be remote with ability to come into the Faith Hospice Corporate Office in Byron Center, Michigan on a weekly basis.

Qualified candidates:

Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), or equivalent coding certification. If pending, must have within 6 months of start date. 1-3 years of medical coding experience, preferably in palliative care, hospice, geriatrics, or internal medicine is preferred. Knowledge of palliative care documentation standards (e.g., symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning) is preferred. Experience working with EHR systems and coding/billing software is preferred. Strong understanding of Medicare and commercial payer regulations for palliative care.




If you are interested, please apply on-line at www.hollandhome.org and click on the Careers tab at the top of the page. We look forward to hearing from you.

About Faith Hospice:

Since 1995, Faith Hospice has been providing comfort care to those with a life-limiting illness or condition as well as support to their families. Our doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, hospice aides, and volunteers serve patients in a variety of settings. Faith Hospice provides care "wherever our patient lays his/her head down to sleep at night" including private homes, assisted living or skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. We also provide end of life care at Trillium Woods, our beautiful hospice residence in Byron Center. We also offer palliative care through Trillium Palliative Services. Working in hospice requires a special gift of caring for those patients and families at such a critical time. We understand that passion and seek to add more health care professionals to our team who share this passion as well!