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Independent Health

Claims Adjudicator

Independent Health

Claims Adjudicator responsible for adjudicating medical and dental claims at Nova Healthcare Administrators. Collaborating with customer service on inquiries regarding claim status and payments.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeBuffalo • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $18 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Adjudicate claims based on established policies and procedures for facility, professional, member submitted, pharmacy and dental claim edits.
  • Review vouchers/explanation of payments to identify and resolve claims related issues.
  • Continually meet department performance measures as it relates to production, accuracy, knowledge of policy and procedure and timeliness of claims adjudication.
  • Analyze, identify and research, as needed, edits which demonstrate inconsistency in regard to policy, payment issues and coding issues.
  • Maintain current contract, summary plan description and benefit knowledge.
  • Ability to adhere to departmental deadlines and turn-around times, to be compliant with State and Federal regulations.
  • Effectively utilize critical thinking skills to process claims.
  • Efficiently navigate through systems and applications to locate information specific to claim scenarios.
  • Accurately locate resources and read, interpret, and apply appropriate information to various claim scenarios.
  • Identify and communicate process opportunities or improvements.
  • Prioritize and manage claim processing workload in an efficient manner.
  • Effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication with other departments within Independent Health to resolve problems related to claims payment.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • High school diploma required; medical office assistant certificate and/or college degree preferred.
  • Six (6) months of medical claims processing/medical billing experience, customer service experience preferably in a healthcare related or social services setting; OR combination of experience.
  • Knowledge of medical billing procedures; CPT and ICD-9 coding and medical terminology knowledge required.
  • Proficiency with data entry skills and Microsoft Office products.
  • Solid organizational skills with attention to detail and follow through.
  • Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
  • Must be able to work collaboratively.
  • Flexibility to work additional hours as needed.
  • Proven examples of displaying Nova’s Core 4: Act with Passion, Work Together, Be Accountable, Build Trust.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • scorecard incentive
  • full range of benefits
  • generous paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools
Medical Billing ProceduresClaims AdjudicationPolicy KnowledgeCritical ThinkingAttention to Detail
Soft Skills
Interpersonal CommunicationCollaborationFlexibility
Certifications
Medical Office Assistant Certificate