Billing Clerk for Inpatient Billing – Patient Administration Department
Klinikum Hanau
part-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Hanau • Germany
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About the role
- Billing of inpatient services in accordance with the Hospital Remuneration Act (KHEntgG) and § 64b SGB V
- Participation in model projects for psychiatric care
- Billing of outpatient services under § 116b SGB V and handling MDK (Medical Service of Health Insurance) procedures
- Billing of outpatient services under § 120 SGB V
- Billing of outpatient IGEL services (individual health services) and patient transfers
- Independently preparing and reviewing invoices in compliance with statutory requirements using SAP/ISH
- Managing correspondence related to cost coverage with authorities, payers and patients
- Communicating with physicians, ward staff and other departments to clarify service-related matters
- Processing data transmissions under § 301 (admissions, discharges, invoices, cost approvals, objections, requests for medical justifications for inpatient and outpatient cases)
- Preparing billing guidelines and notes
- General administrative tasks
- Assisting with the optimization of internal processes
Requirements
- Completed vocational training as a medical assistant (Medizinische/r Fachangestellte/r) or as a healthcare administration clerk (Kaufmann/Kauffrau im Gesundheitswesen), or equivalent
- Relevant knowledge and practical experience in hospital billing and statutory physician (Kassenarzt) billing
- Proficient with MS Office
- SAP knowledge desirable but not mandatory
- Analytical and conceptual thinking skills
- Proactive, structured and solution-oriented working style
- Openness to new ways of thinking and working
- High level of initiative
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a confident presence
- Reliability, flexibility and strong team skills
- Careful, responsible working style and perseverance
Benefits
- Innovative hospital environment with room for personal development
- Wide range of training and professional development opportunities
- Weekly staff sales at the hospital pharmacy and central warehouse
- Employee activities and events
- Company health promotion with free fitness classes
- Corporate benefits and other local discounts, e.g., for fitness centers
- Company bike program (Dienstrad) PlusCard – Debeka health card
- Discounted Deutschlandticket (national public transport pass)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
hospital billingstatutory physician billinginvoicingdata transmission processingbilling guidelines preparationcost coverage managementmedical justificationsadministrative tasksoptimization of internal processes
Soft Skills
analytical thinkingconceptual thinkingproactive working stylestructured working stylesolution-orientedexcellent communication skillsinterpersonal skillsreliabilityflexibilityteam skills
Certifications
medical assistanthealthcare administration clerk